Marine Park: Stories

- Recipient of a 2015 PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention -

"Chiusano . . . [has] formidable talents. It will be worth watching what he does when he leaves the neighborhood."--John Williams, The New York Times

"[A] cult classic." --Our Town

An astute, lively, and heartfelt debut story collection by an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction

Marine Park--in the far reaches of Brooklyn, train-less and tourist-free--finds its literary chronicler in Mark Chiusano. Chiusano's dazzling stories delve into family, boyhood, sports, drugs, love, and all the weird quirks of growing up in a tight-knit community on the edge of the city. In the tradition of Junot D?az's Drown, Stuart Dybek's The Coast of Chicago, and Russell Banks's Trailerpark, this is a poignant and piercing collection--announcing the arrival of a distinct new voice in American fiction.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 07/29/2014
ISBN: 9780143124603
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.95h x 5.13w x 0.55d
Award: Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award - Honorable Mention

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 06/02/2014
Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 34