Staten Island Stories (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction)

A fresh, compelling collection of stories by a serious new voice on the literary scene. Winner of the Hornblower Award by the New York Society Library, Honorable Mention for the International Latino Book Awards: Best Collection of Short Stories by Empowering Latino Futures New York City's Staten Island is often described as the forgotten borough. But with Staten Island Stories , Claire Jimenez shines a spotlight on the imagined lives of the islanders. Inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, this collection of loosely linked tragicomic short stories travels across time to explore defining moments in the island's history, from the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash and the New York City blackout to the growing opioid and heroin crisis, Eric Garner's murder, and the 2016 presidential election.

New York City's Staten Island is often described as the forgotten borough. But with Staten Island Stories, Claire Jimenez shines a spotlight on the imagined lives of the islanders. Inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, this collection of loosely linked tragicomic short stories travels across time to explore defining moments in the island's history, from the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash and the New York City blackout to the growing opioid and heroin crisis, Eric Garner's murder, and the 2016 presidential election.

Tale Of The Angry Adjunct -- What It Is -- Great Kills -- Eddie And The Dying Fish -- The Knight's Tale -- Do Now -- Underneath The Water You Could Actually Hear Bells -- This One Kid Douglass Got Jumped -- You Are A Strange Imitation Of A Woman -- The Grant Writer's Tale -- Who Would Break The Dark First -- As Luck Would Have It. Claire Jimenez. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web. "This collection of tragicomic short stories, whose form is inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, feature various inhabitants of Staten Island, New York City's so-called forgotten borough. The collection travels across time through the voices of working-class folks to explore defining moments in the island's history and in US history"-- Provided by publisher