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New York City
New York City | David F. Marx
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An introduction to New York City, its people, and famous sights.
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New York City | David F. Marx
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In the NYT today: “What to say about New York? As both a place and an idea, it‘s too big to be summed up or even fully known. But that hasn‘t stopped countless writers from trying, often via fiction... the NYC novel has become its own literary category...“
Here's a list of the 25 most influential New York novels published between 1921 and 2021: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/22/t-magazine/new-york-city-novels-books.html?se...

TrishB @squirrelbrain will like this list 😁 2y
Amiable Here are the books, in case anyone can't access the NYT link: “Native Speaker” by Chang-rae Lee; “Rosemary‘s Baby” by Ira Levin; “Another Country” by James Baldwin; “Desperate Characters” by Paula Fox; “The Fortress of Solitude” by Jonathan Lethem; “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison; Manhattan Transfer” by John Dos Passos; “Passing” by Nella Larsen; “The Street” by Ann Petry; “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” by Michael Chabon... 2y
Amiable “The Golden Spur” by Dawn Powell; “Open City” by Teju Cole; “Brown Girl, Brownstones” by Paule Marshall; “Bright Lights, Big City” by Jay McInerney; “Speedboat” by Renata Adler; “The Flamethrowers” by Rachel Kushner; “Jazz” by Toni Morrison; “Ragtime” by E. L. Doctorow; “Someone” by Alice McDermott; “Underworld” by Don DeLillo; “The New York Trilogy” by Paul Auster; “Homeland Elegies” by Ayad Akhtar; “Push” by Sapphire; “Watchmen” by Alan Moore .. 2y
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Amiable and “Harriet the Spy” by Louise Fitzhugh 2y
BarbaraBB Thanks so much! 2y
squirrelbrain Thanks for tagging me! @TrishB I‘ve only read two of these so best get on with it! 😁 2y
Liz_M Hunh, I've only read 17. Some of these I've not even heard of before. 2y
CarolynM Interesting list. I‘ve only read Ragtime☹️ Must try harder!😆 2y
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