The Subway Chronicles
- 作者
- 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- 出版时间 2004年9月
- ISBN 9780143035336
- 定价 148.00
内容简介
SomesevenmillionpeopleboardtheNewYorkCitysubwayeveryday,eachonewithastorytotell.TheSubwayChroniclescollectstwenty-sevenofthetales,dramasandcomediesthatunfoldduringthedailycommute.Fromthe“molepeople”livinginthesubwaytunnels,tothetransitemployeesworkingbehindthescenes,tothelocalsandtouristsridingshoulder-to-shoulderinharmony,discord,orindifference,TheSubwayChroniclesoffersakaleidoscopeofperspectivesonthismostpublicofspaces.ProminentNewYorkwritersweighin:JonathanLethemconfesseshischildhoodsubwaysinsColsonWhiteheadoffersmass-transittipsfornewcomerstothecityFrancineProserecallsthethrillandapprehensionofridingaloneasateenagegirlCalvinTrillinpokesfunattheclassicNewYorktendencytobeskepticalabouteverythingStanFischlerdelightsinmemoriesofridingtheopen-airtraincarstoConeyIslandasaboyEqualpartshilarious,poignant,andheartbreaking,TheSubwayChroniclesisajourneyintoNewYork’sundergroundwithsomeoftoday’smostlovedwriters.
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