The Truly Needy And Other Stories

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The Truly Needy And Other Stories

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Author : Lucy Honig
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 2013-06-07

The Truly Needy And Other Stories written by Lucy Honig and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-07 with Fiction categories.

Winner of the 1999 Drue Heinz Literature PrizeSelected by Charles JohnsonThese nine stories are teeming with people on the margins, where destitute New Yorkers and determined immigrants are as much at the mercy of social services, media attention, opportunistic politicians, and "quality-of-life" campaigns as they are prey to grinding poverty, dangerous streets, and their own haunting memories. Delving into Lucy Honig's fiction, one is willingly drawn into an intimacy with these resilient, but flawed characters—among them, a woman who cleans a beauty salon, a high school kid who's lost a parent, a runaway Cambodian bride, an actress, and a homeless woman. Crossing paths, these difficult characters often misunderstand and sometimes demean each other, yet they also redeem and rescue one other in odd and unexpected ways. In The Truly Needy, Lucy Honig has created a heartbreaking, imaginative world that is the American urban landscape.

Short Story Index

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

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The Red And White Roses And Other Stories Chiefly From The German Of Schmid

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Author : Johann Christoph von Schmid
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1843

The Red And White Roses And Other Stories Chiefly From The German Of Schmid written by Johann Christoph von Schmid and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1843 with Children categories.

20

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Author : John Edgar Wideman
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date : 2001-10-30

20 written by John Edgar Wideman and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Pre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-30 with Fiction categories.

The Drue Heinz Literature Prize was established in 1980 to encourage and support the writing and reading of short fiction. Over the past twenty years judges such as Robert Penn Warren, Raymond Carver, Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks, Alice McDermott, and Frank Conroy have selected the best collections from the hundreds submitted annually by up-and-coming writers.20 represents the best of the best—one story from each of the prize-winning volumes. Chosen by acclaimed author John Edgar Wideman, the selections cover a broad range of inventive and original characters, settings, and emotions, charting the evolution of the short story over the past two decades. One of the most prestigious awards of its kind, the Drue Heinz Literature Prize has helped launch the careers of a score of previously "undiscovered" writers, many of whom have gone on to great critical success. Past Winners of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize: David Bosworth, Robley Wilson, Jonathan Penner, Randall Silvis, W. D. Wetherell, Rick DeMarinis, Ellen Hunnicutt, Reginald McKnight, Maya Sonenberg, Rick Hillis, Elizabeth Graver, Jane McCafferty, Stewart O'Nan, Jennifer Cornell, Geoffrey Becker, Edith Pearlman, Katherine Vaz, Barbara Croft, Lucy Honig, Adria Bernardi.

Contemporary Authors

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Author : Terrie M. Rooney
language : en
Publisher: Contemporary Authors
Release Date : 2001-09

Contemporary Authors written by Terrie M. Rooney and has been published by Contemporary Authors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Your students and users will find biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers in this volume of Contemporary Authors(R).

The Book Review Digest

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

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Rain Taxi Review Of Books

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

Rain Taxi Review Of Books written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Arts, Modern categories.

Harvard Review

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

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Third Coast

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

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The Other Philadelphia Story

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Author : Ram A. Cnaan
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2006

The Other Philadelphia Story written by Ram A. Cnaan and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Philosophy categories.

For people living in U.S. cities, social services come not only from the government but increasingly also from local religious communities. Ever since the Clinton administration's welfare reform, faith-based institutions, and especially congregations, have been allowed to bid for federal funds for their programs. In The Other Philadelphia Story, drawing on the first-ever census of congregations in any American city, Ram Cnaan and his colleagues provide an authoritative account of the functioning of congregations, their involvement in social services, and their support of other charitable organizations. An in-depth study of 1,392 congregations in Philadelphia, the book illuminates how these groups function as community hubs where members and neighbors alike gather throughout the week. Cnaan's findings show that almost every assembly of parishioners emphasizes caring for others, even if the help is modest. Thus American congregations uphold an implicit but strong norm of social responsibility and work to improve the quality of life for members and nonmembers alike. Many of the problems associated with urban life persist in the face of governmental inaction, and the burden of responsibility cannot be shouldered entirely by congregations. However, in a city such as Philadelphia, where half the residents are regular attenders of religious congregations, hopes for urban improvement are largely to be found in these local groups. Special focus is given in the book to kinds of care that often go unnoticed: volunteerism, provision of refuge, and informal assistance to community members in need. All told, Cnaan asserts, congregations are an essential component of Philadelphia's civil society. Without them, the quality of life would deteriorate immeasurably.