City in Love: The New York Metamorphoses - Hardcover

9781573660235: City in Love: The New York Metamorphoses
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Shakar combines profound literary innovation with a lyric sensibility to explore the similarities between ancient and modern feelings about nature.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
This first work of fiction by Alex Shakar won the 1996 FC2 National Fiction Competition. Set in a very different New York City in 1 B.C., the novel is a stunning (re)vision of myth, using Ovid's Metamorphoses as the foundation. The city takes the place of nature for Shakar's modern characters as they pursue their quests and meet their fates on the streets rather than the high seas. Shakar has created such memorable characters as Roxanne, schoolgirl superhero from Queens, and the Junk Man, who builds his lady love from the trash he finds while dumpster diving. Welcome to a brilliant new millennium.
About the Author:

Alex Shakar is the author of the story collection City in Love, which won the 1996 National Fiction Competition and was published by The Fiction Collective. It was an Independent Presses Editors' "Pick of the Year." Shakar graduated from Yale University in 1990, was a Michener Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, and is now pursuing a Ph.D. in English and Creative Writing at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherFiction Collective 2
  • Publication date1996
  • ISBN 10 157366023X
  • ISBN 13 9781573660235
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages164
  • Rating
Buy Used
Condition: Very Good
May have limited writing in cover... Learn more about this copy

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Add to Basket

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780060508838: City in Love: The New York Metamorphoses

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780060508838
Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2002
Softcover

  • 9781573660228: City in Love: The New York Metamorphoses

    Fictio..., 1996
    Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Shakar, Alex
Published by F2c (1996)
ISBN 10: 157366023X ISBN 13: 9781573660235
Used Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
ThriftBooks-Atlanta
(AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.88. Seller Inventory # G157366023XI4N00

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 9.48
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Shakar, Alex
Published by Fiction Collective 2 (1996)
ISBN 10: 157366023X ISBN 13: 9781573660235
Used Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Lot O'Books
(Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.)

Book Description hardcover. Condition: Good. ***GOOD CONDITION***CLEAN PAGES*** [Ex-library: call number, 2 stamps, 2 stickers.] Light edge wear to cover. Page inside front \cover bent. We specialize in non-fiction books. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Seller Inventory # mon0000056132

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 5.21
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Shakar, Alex
Published by FC2, Normal, IL (1996)
ISBN 10: 157366023X ISBN 13: 9781573660235
Used Hardcover First Edition Signed Quantity: 1
Seller:
Bungalow Books, ABAA
(Pueblo, CO, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by Shakar on the title page. The dust jacket has a small crease to the top edge. A debut collection of stories linked by New York City and allusions to Ovid's Metamorphoses. ; 164 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 22531

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 71.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 5.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Shakar, Alex
Published by Fiction Collective 2 (1996)
ISBN 10: 157366023X ISBN 13: 9781573660235
Used Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Juggernautz
(East Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Used texts DO NOT include any supplemental material such as; online access codes, CDs, etc. All text is legible and may contain; markings, highlighting, worn-corners, folded pages, etc, from typical use. Orders ship same or next business day w/ free tracking. Choose Expedited shipping for fastest (2-6 business day) delivery. Satisfaction Guaranteed!. Seller Inventory # Z053670

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 76.27
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.95
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Shakar, Alex
Published by FC2, Normal (1996)
ISBN 10: 157366023X ISBN 13: 9781573660235
Used Hardcover First Edition Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rose's Books IOBA
(Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Normal: FC2, 1996. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Cloth binding, 164 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 018062

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 82.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 6.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds