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1001 Afternoons in Chicago

By Ben Hecht

Book information

Publisher
Musaicum Books
Year
2020
ISBN
4064066397098
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
324 kB (331928 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2022-12-24 14:22:04
Literary Criticism; Nonfiction; LCO002000

Description

1001 Afternoons in Chicago were launched in June, 1921. They were presented to the public as journalism extraordinary; journalism that invaded the realm of literature, where in large part, journalism really dwells. They went out backed by confidence in the genius of Ben Hecht. The sketches themselves reveal Hecht's literary powers and creative delight in them; they ring with the happiness of a spirit at last free to tell what it feels; they teem with thought and impressions long treasured; they are a recital of songs echoing the voices of Ben's own city and performed with a virtuosity granted to him alone. They announced to a Chicago audience which only half understood them, the arrival of a prodigy whose precise significance is still unmeasured.

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