Maggie, a Girl of the Streets and Other New York Writings
And Other New York Writings
$26.33
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2001
Summary
This harrowing tale of a young girl in the slums is a searing portrayal of turn-of-the-century New York, and Stephen Crane’s most innovative work. Published in 1893, when the author was just twenty-one, it broke new ground with its vivid characters, its brutal naturalism, and its empathic rendering of the lives of the poor. It remains both powerful, severe, and harshly comic (in Alfred Kazin’s words) and a masterpiece of modern American prose.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375756894 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375756892 |
| Author: | Stephen Crane, Luc Sante |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2001 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 132mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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“He was the first American writer because he was the first to be passionately interested in the life that surrounded him and the life that surrounded him was that of America.”
“He was the first American writer because he was the first to be passionately interested in the life that surrounded him and the life that surrounded him was that of America.”
About The Author
Stephen Crane
Luc Sante is the author of Low Life, Evidence, and The Factory of Facts. He teaches at Bard College and lives in New York.
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