Bøger om Chicago

This unique, visually exciting look at the evolution of nightclubs across America and Europe since the 1960s reveals an unwavering truth about club culture-the one constant is change. Opening with the psychedelic haunts of the 1960s New York pop art scene and closing more than half a century later with the rise of post-club happenings, "Temporary Pleasure" shows how nightlife spaces have evolved to meet the needs of their generation, and how each generation was seeking something a little different from the one before. Each chapter focuses on a distinct phase and location: Italy's politically radical clubs of the '60s; New York City's disco scene; Detroit and Chicago's techno and house paradises; Ibiza's counterculture communal retreats; Britain's rave culture; and Berlin's techno scene. The clubs come to life in double-page spreads that feature specs and detailed profiles. Author John Leo Gillen offers his take on various important cultural, design, and architectural details, while numerous photographs offer their own vibey stories. The book features interviews with people who were involved in a number of the scenes included, from NYC disco mainstay DJ Justin Strauss to Ben Kelly, architect of Manchester's legendary venue The Haçienda. As the world emerges from its Covid-induced isolation, this celebration of crowded rooms, dance-worthy beats, and communal transcendence feels more important than ever.

In this gorgeous and haunting fantasy set in 1930s Chicago, a talented ballerina finds herself torn between her dreams and her desires when she's pursued by a secretive patron who may be more than he seems."A mix of dreamlike fairytale and enchanting historical fantasy, Nocturne has a real flavour of Phantom of the Opera. Add in a touch of Beauty and the Beast and this is the perfect escape from reality." CultureflyGrace has always wanted to be a ballerina, ever since she first peered through the windows of the Near North Ballet company. The elegance of the dance seemed transcendent to an immigrant child of the working poor, and so, when she is orphaned, it is to the ballet that she flees.Years later, Grace is on the verge of becoming the company's new prima ballerina - though she is beginning to realise that achieving her long-held dream may not be the triumph she once envisioned. Then Grace attracts the attention of the enigmatic Master La Rosa, and realises that the world may not be as small or constricted as she had come to fear.But who is her mysterious patron, and what does he want from her? As Grace begins to unlock the Master's secrets, she discovers that there may be another way entirely to achieve the transcendence she has always sought.

A collection of nine short stories and two novellas from one of the most highly charged voices in independent literature today.Alexandrine Ogundimu dives into love, family, and what it means to survive on the fringes in a country full of people that want you dead.Cross Radical is highly personal yet able to communicate universal truth.Cross Radical is devastatingly harsh.Cross Radical is now.

At once intimate and sweeping, Bottomland follows the Hess family in the years after World War I, as they attempt to rid themselves of the Anti-German sentiment that left a stain on their name. But when the youngest two daughters vanish in the middle of the night, the family must piece together what happened while struggling to maintain their life on the unforgiving Iowa plains. In the weeks after Esther and Myrle’s disappearance, their siblings desperately search for them, through the stark farmlands to unfamiliar world of far-off Chicago. Have the girls run away to another farm? Have they gone to the city to seek a new life? Or were they abducted? Ostracized and misunderstood in their small town in the wake of the war, the Hesses fear the worst.Bottomland is a haunting story of pride, love, and betrayal, set among the rugged terrain of Iowa, the fields of war-torn Flanders, and the bustling Chicago streets. With exquisite lyricism, Michelle Hoover deftly examines the intrepid ways a person can forge a life of one's own despite the dangerous obstacles of prejudice and oppression.

The concept of the game illustrates a collectively recognized representation of existence in American literature. This investigation explores the concealment of the function of division beneath the function of communication. The philosophical cornerstones of this investigation are Marshall McLuhan, Guy Debord, and Michel Pêcheux. Inspired by Henry Miller, an innovative methodology is established that focuses on patterns of experience (symbol/sign), patterns of structure (myth), and patterns of language (metaphor). The concept of the game renders an essential social relation tangible (interpellation), and it epitomizes a commitment to the restoration of American spiritual values. It is a rejection of ¿a mistaken idea of freedom¿ and an advocate of ¿true freedom.¿

Chicago er en by med en stærk litterær tradition. Fælles for Chicago-forfatterne er, at synsvinklen er placeret hos karakterer, der kæmper sig gennem livet, og som samtidig søger at skabe mening i deres Chicago-miljø. Og det er formodentlig der, en diskussion om Chicago-traditionen skal tage sit udgangspunkt: I forsøget på at forstå selve byen.Bogen er den første litteraturhistoriske undersøgelse af Chicago i perioden 1893-1953. Ved at se på byens udvikling fra handelsby til metropol kan Frederik Byrn Køhlert påvise en unik tendens i Chicago-litteraturen, der adskiller sig fra øvrige tendenser i samtidig amerikansk litteratur. Chicago blev ofte set som den mest moderne by, ikke alene i Amerika, men i hele verden, og det var bl.a. her skyskraberen blev opfundet. Konfronteret med en intens og gennemgribende modernitet begyndte de lokale forfattere at afbilde den nye virkelighed, der opstod omkring dem i deres litteratur, hvilket skabte litterære emner som urbanitet, kapitalisme og industrialisme. Resultat var ikke altid lig virkeligheden, men litteraturen var altid fascinerende og dybtfølt i sin afbildning af den nye amerikanske generation af byboere.Pga. bogens historiske tilgang og dens udvalgte materiale er den et fantastisk tillæg til enhver, der interesserer sig for amerikansk realisme og naturalisme, og som ønsker at gå ud over klassikerne og binde litteraturen til virkelighedens hændelser.Frederik Byrn Køhlert, ph.d.-stipendiat ved Université de Montréal, Canada.