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Narrative fiction of that time, much of it in the style of "high-flown romance" and "genteel realism", needed a new approach to describe Chicago's social, political, and economic conditions. [4] Chicagoans worked hard to create a literary tradition that would stand the test of time, [ 5 ] and create a "city of feeling" out of concrete, steel ...
The Playboy Club (2011) Postcards from Buster (2004–2012) - One episode set in Chicago, also where Buster Baxter and his dad ride a CTA Brown Line train in the theme song. The Real O'Neals (2016) Prison Break (2005–2009) - partly set in Chicago. Punky Brewster (1984–1986). NBC. Punky Brewster (2021), Peacock.
The Jungle is a novel by American muckraker author Upton Sinclair, known for his efforts to expose corruption in government and business in the early 20th century. [1] In 1904, Sinclair spent seven weeks gathering information while working incognito in the meatpacking plants of the Chicago stockyards for the socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason, which published the novel in serial form in 1905.
Synopsis. In the 12,000-word lyrical essay, Algren summarizes 120 years of Chicago history as a tangle of hustlers, gangsters, and corrupt politicians, but he ultimately declares his love for the city with these famous lines from Chapter 2: "It's every man for himself in this hired air. / Yet once you've come to be part of this particular patch ...
C. Works about Al Capone (1 C, 3 P) Fictional characters from Chicago (5 C, 107 P) Children's books set in Chicago (12 P) Comics set in Chicago (1 C, 4 P)
The Dark Garden. Dark Hero. Dark Matter (Crouch novel) Deadlock (novel) The Dean's December. Death Masks. Death Sentence (novel) The Deep End of the Ocean. Desecration (novel)
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories is a semi-autobiographical collection of three stories by American author Norman Maclean (1902–1990) published in 1976. It was the first work of fiction published by the University of Chicago Press. The collection contains the novella "A River Runs Through It" and two short stories, "Logging and ...
Andy Barclay. Karen Barclay. Balki Bartokomous. Breeze Barton. Battlestar (character) Carmen Berzatto. Bill Swerski's Superfans. Winston Bishop. Black Mamba (character)