Bowery Life (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Connors, Chuck

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1334453519 ISBN 13 : 9781334453519

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Step into Chuck's Bowery world of sharp humor, vivid characters, and bustling New York streets. This collection captures a working‑class life filled with slang, hustle, and honest talk as seen through a streetwise narrator. You’ll meet colorful friends, hear tall tales, and ride along through Chinatown and the Bowery in a voice that’s part history, part comedy, and all its own.

These stories offer a window into a rough‑and‑ready era, told with humor and a big dose of grit. The narration blends humor with street poetry, painting scenes of crowded rooms, late‑night exchanges, and the everyday luck and misfortune of working folks. It’s not polished prose, but it’s authentic voice and character that stay with you.

• Vivid urban settings that bring a turn‑of‑the‑century New York to life


• Colorful dialog and slang that give flavor and rhythm to the stories


• Characters who feel real, with humor, heart, and hard choices


• A sequence of anecdotes told with warmth, satire, and a touch of danger

Ideal for readers who enjoy vintage urban tales told in a lively, conversational style and who want a glimpse of life on the edges of the city.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1334453519
• ISBN 13: 9781334453519
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 68
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