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Tag: Saul Bellow
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The Adventures of Augie March vs. I Sailed with Magellan: Greatest Chicago Book Tournament, round one
In a contest between work by two Chicago masters, our judge decides that one is great while the other is a great cure for insomnia.
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The Third Coast—turning a bunch of stuff that happened into drama
Thomas Dyja’s history of Chicago finds the story line in 30 years of city life.
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Not quite Detroit—Chicago as described by a New York Times book critic
Rachel Shteir’s review of three Chicago books is a little over the top.
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Eating and schvitzing at the reborn Division Street Russian Baths
The Russian banya is back.
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You Were Never in Chicago: Neil Steinberg comes of age
Neil Steinberg writes a memoir
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One to watch this fall: Seminary Co-op Bookstore has outlived the superstore assault
One to watch this fall: Seminary Co-op Bookstore has outlived the superstore assault
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Rahm swears off swearing for 2012
Mayor Emanuel is giving up cursing, impeachable sources say
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Martin Amis confronts Saul Bellow’s Chicago
The British novelist discusses the ‘loud, brilliant, and mean’ city of his literary hero
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Augie March-inspired flash fiction contest
Submit your 750-word version of the Great American Novel to a flash fiction writing contest.
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Chicago Public Library announces this fall’s One Book, One Chicago selection
The Chicago Public Library’s pick for its 2011 Fall citywide reading program is Saul Bellow’s The Adventures of Augie March
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Our Best, Brightest, and Snazziest
Chicago prepares to honor its greatest writers—and dress their heirs.
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Help Fund a Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
The Chicago Writers Association hosts Deck the Hall, a benefit for the proposed Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
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Nelson Algren
Remembering a conversation between Nelson Algren and the sap who bought his poker table.