The Brooklyn Reader

There is no other place quite like Brooklyn. Not only has it inspired and nurtured many native writers, it has had a profound impact on those passing through. The Brooklyn Reader features a rich diversity of writings -- short stories, poetry, essays, novels, biographies, and plays -- that offer thirty writers' unique and colorful experiences of New York City's biggest borough. Ranging from warm, nostalgic memories of childhood to humorous tales of new arrivals adjusting to the American way, or just stories of life's unplanned adventures, this reading tour is a true delight. Contributors include: Anatole Broyard Cristina Garcia Henry Miller Betty Smith Derek Walcott Truman Capote Spike Lee Isaac Bashevis Singer William Styron Walt Whitman

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
From "Southeast of the Island: Travel Notes"	p. 2
From Side Effects	p. 10
"Sunday Dinner in Brooklyn"	p. 12
"A House on the Heights"	p. 27
From Unbought and Unbossed	p. 43
"The Great Manta"	p. 53
"To Brooklyn Bridge"	p. 62
"A Painter on a Planet of Blind People"	p. 66
"Love in Brooklyn"	p. 76
From Dreaming in Cuban	p. 88
From The Gift	p. 99
From Do the Right Thing: Production Notes	p. 107
From The Assistant	p. 118
"The Making of a Writer: From the Poets in the Kitchen"	p. 125
"Brooklyn Bridge"	p. 136
"Brooklyn Is My Neighborhood"	p. 143
From At Weddings and Wakes	p. 149
"The Fourteenth Ward"	p. 161
"The Camperdown Elm"	p. 173
From The Harbor	p. 175
From Under the Boardwalk	p. 185
"Borough of Cemeteries"	p. 196
From Brighton Beach Memoirs	p. 205
"A Wedding in Brownsville"	p. 214
From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn	p. 230
From Sophie's Choice	p. 248
From Keystone Kids	p. 255
"A Letter from Brooklyn"	p. 264
"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"	p. 267
"Only the Dead Know Brooklyn"	p. 276
Permissions	p. 283
About the Editors	p. 287
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