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Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York

$37.00

Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York

SKU: 9781620403211 Category: Product ID: 257813

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Title: Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York
Author: CHAST ROZ
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 01/11/2017
Imprint: BLOOMSBURY
Price: $37.00
Publishing status: Active

From the #1 NYT bestselling author of Can ‘t We Talk About Something More Pleasant’, Roz Chast ‘s new graphic memoir–a hilarious illustrated ode/guide/ thank-you note to Manhattan.

A native Brooklynite-turned-suburban commuter deemed the quintessential New Yorker, Roz Chast has always been intensely alive to the glorious spectacle that is Manhattan–the daily clash of sidewalk racers and dawdlers; the fascinating range of dress codes; and the priceless, nutty outbursts of souls from all walks of life.

For Chast, adjusting to life outside the city was surreal–(you can own trees!’ you have to drive!’)–but she recognized that the reverse was true for her kids. On trips into town, they would marvel at the strange visual world of Manhattan–its blackened sidewalk gum-wads, “those West Side Story-things” (fire escapes)–and its crazily honeycombed systems and grids.

Told through Chast ‘s singularly zany, laugh-out-loud, touching, and true cartoons, Going Into Town is part New York stories (the “overheard and overseen” of the island borough), part personal and practical guide to walking, talking, renting, and venting–an irresistible, one-of-a-kind love letter to the city.

ISBN: 9781620403211