Price: ₹1,132.00
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Publisher : Forgotten Books (23 April 2018)
Language : English
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1334244472
ISBN-13 : 978-1334244476
Item Weight : 386 g
Dimensions : 22.86 x 15.24 x 1 cm
Country of Origin : India
Andrea M –
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago is the title of an upcoming course offering, part of the Adult Learning program at Chicago’s Newberry Library. This edition was recommended by the course facilitator. What motivated me to enroll is that I recognized the author’s name in the course catalogue and I was immediately intrigued: Mr. Hecht was the screenwriter of one of my favorite movies, Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious. Actually, he wrote screenplays for a large number of well-known films, some of which he was credited, others not. I did not realize how many of my favorite films were penned in part or in their entirety by Mr. Hecht.Until I saw this course offering and how quickly the course filled (with a wait-list), I didn’t realize the enormous body of work he left behind, including this wonderful book. Though my class doesn’t start until late March, I read it cover-to-cover as soon as it arrived. It is a collection of short stories that needn’t be read in sequence to be appreciated. You needn’t be a Chicagoan, either.
kevin lathem –
Journalism crossing over into literature here with a wide insight in to the human conditions.
Kathleen LaBelle –
I bought this book in large print for my father in law who has macular degeneration and can only read large print books. He said he would love to read this book but can’t because the print isn’t dark enough,. It is more gray tham black.