Staten Island Stories
| Author | : Claire Jimenez |
| Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Total Pages | : 190 |
| Release | : 2019-12-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781421434155 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1421434156 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (156 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Staten Island Stories by : Claire Jimenez
Download or read book Staten Island Stories written by Claire Jimenez and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.