A man named William Carlos Williams once said that a man in himself is a city, beginning, seeking, achieving and concluding his life in ways which the various aspects of a city may embody, (if imaginatively conceived), any city, all the details of which may be made to voice his most intimate convictions. And if a man is a city, a city is made of men. The city in this case is Pittsburgh and its outlaying areas, (its tributaries). Urbesque is a dual portrait, a portrait of the city and of the cities of men who comprise it. It is not a conventional portrait, but one seen in the corner of an eye, one gathered from the things left behind and, although each reader will leave with a different idea of what that portrait is, the truth of their simple details and convictions will continue to resonate long after the book is returned to the shelf.
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Urbesque is a story collection of various styles. The best of the bunch is "Dangling Participles," in which one of the main characters writes hilarious letters to household objects... --Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago / Issue 92: Nov 30-Dec 6, 2006
A gorgeous book-- hilarious and melancholy. It's beautifully bound, and you'll hold it like an orphaned finch. The stories are touched with an elliptical wit that will leave you feeling clear and strong. --Joe, Goodreads
By the end of the book (if you can make it) you'll feel as if you've just read a textbook written by David Mamet while he was in a grouchy mood. --UR Chicago, June/ July 2007, Vol. 10, Issue 6
A gorgeous book-- hilarious and melancholy. It's beautifully bound, and you'll hold it like an orphaned finch. The stories are touched with an elliptical wit that will leave you feeling clear and strong. --Joe, Goodreads
By the end of the book (if you can make it) you'll feel as if you've just read a textbook written by David Mamet while he was in a grouchy mood. --UR Chicago, June/ July 2007, Vol. 10, Issue 6
From the Publisher
This book, written by a young Chicago author, was chosen because it offered some of the most interesting literary styles being produced. These stories may make some mad; they may annoy others. You can't read them and not care.
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