Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 83 Hecht, Ben 1894 1964 A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Eric Eldred, Clare Elliott, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago" by Ben Hecht is a collection of literary sketches written during the early 20th century. The work captures the vibrant life of Chicago through a series of insightful and poignant vignettes, reflecting Hecht's experiences and observations as a journalist and writer in the city. The sketches probe into the everyday lives, struggles, and nuances of the city's inhabitants, aiming to reveal the deeper truths embedded in their urban existence. The opening of this collection sets the stage for Hecht's ambitious endeavor to create a literary form of journalism that transcends traditional reporting. It introduces the author’s dissatisfaction with mere publicity work and his desire to explore the richness of city life. This section describes Hecht's inspiration and creative process, leading to the birth of "One Thousand and One Afternoons," where he aims to unveil the stories that lie beneath the surface of day-to-day news. Through an illustrative account of his first ideas and aspirations for the project, Hecht illuminates his belief that the essence of literature exists within the fabric of urban experiences—something he skillfully conveys throughout the subsequent sketches. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hecht, Ben, 1893-1964 -- Homes and haunts -- Illinois -- Chicago Chicago (Ill.) -- Literary collections PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 520824 520683 2024-10-04T05:17:18.347829 2023-10-04T05:40:27.579749 text/html text/html 520817 520676 2024-10-04T05:17:18.642846 2023-10-04T05:40:27.780765 text/html text/html 275322 2024-10-04T05:17:28.378793 application/epub+zip 279654 2024-10-04T05:17:22.208855 application/epub+zip 264061 2024-10-04T05:17:20.869846 application/epub+zip 500744 2024-10-04T05:17:32.970815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475411 2024-10-04T05:17:27.328802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447225 2022-09-04T08:21:50.707436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472131 472041 2024-10-04T05:17:17.890858 2023-10-04T05:40:27.246744 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 466995 2020-12-31T00:44:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 182637 2020-12-31T00:44:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19019 2024-10-04T05:17:33.322761 application/rdf+xml 15222 2024-10-04T05:17:21.424817 image/jpeg 3473 2024-10-04T05:17:21.147818 image/jpeg 271969 2024-10-04T05:17:18.685854 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia