Nights in the gardens of Brooklyn
Subtitle: the collected stories of Harvey Swados
By: Harvey Swados.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
ISBN-13: 9780670809745
Subjects: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction; New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Description: Something a little special -- Bobby Shafter's gone to sea -- Where does your music come from? -- A hot day in Nuevo Laredo -- Claudine's book -- Tease -- The hack -- The balcony -- My Coney Island uncle -- The tree of life.
Notes: Includes stories from the two collections the author published in his lifetime: Nights in the gardens of Brooklyn (1960); and A story for Teddy (1965); plus two previously unpublished stories.
Table of contents: title: Nights in the gardens of Brooklyn --; title: A glance in the mirror --; title: A question of loneliness --; title: A chance encounter --; title: A handful of ball-points, a heartful of love --; title: The letters --; title: Year of grace --; title: The peacocks of Avignon --; title: The man in the toolhouse --; title: The dancer --; title: A story for Teddy --; title: Something a little special --; title: Bobby Shafter's gone to sea --; title: Where does your music come from? --; title: A hot day in Nuevo Laredo --; title: Claudine's book --; title: Tease --; title: The hack --; title: The balcony --; title: My Coney Island uncle --; title: The tree of Life.