Author : Ben Hecht
Release : 2020-12-17
Genre : Literary Collections
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis 1001 Afternoons in Chicago by : Ben Hecht

Download or read book 1001 Afternoons in Chicago written by Ben Hecht. This book was released on 2020-12-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.