Marine Park: Stories

ISBN: 0143124609

Author: Chiusano, Mark

Condition: New

Recipient of a 2015 PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention Chiusano . . . [has] formidable talents. It will be worth watching what he does when he leaves the neighborhood.-John Williams, The New York Times[A] cult classic." -Our TownAn astute, lively, and heartfelt debut story collection by an exciting new voice in contemporary fictionMarine Park-in the far reaches of Brooklyn, train-less and tourist-free-finds its literary chronicler in Mark Chiusano. Chiusanos dazzling stories delve into family, boyhood, sports, drugs, love, and all the weird quirks of growing up in a tight-knit community on the edge of the city. In the tradition of Junot Díazs Drown, Stuart Dybeks The Coast of Chicago, and Russell Bankss Trailerpark, this is a poignant and piercing collection-announcing the arrival of a distinct new voice in American fiction.