"...thought-provoking examination of Runyon and his historical context..."--T.D. Beal, Choice
"...shows how Runyon captured--and in some ways created--the sights and sounds of New York City..."--Frank Herron,
Syracuse Post-Standard"If you love anything to do with the history of New York City, Dan Schwarz has written just the book for you."--Union College
"...'Runyonese,' evoke[s] a perhaps mythical Manhattan occupied by amusing, sometimes violent or greedy perps."--James Boylan,
Columbia Journalism Review"Runyon exerted influence far beyond writing a story and had an enormous impact on popular culture in America. Recommended..."--Katherine E. Merrill,
Library Journal"In the vagaries of literary reputation, Damon Runyon survives today more as a byword and a legend than as an author. He is best remembered for his flashy or shady characters, his half-mythical Broadway terrain, and most of all the indelible adaptations of his work, especially Frank Loesser's
Guys and Dolls. Daniel Schwarz's book makes a lively case for Runyon as a vernacular poet, a quirky character in his own right, and, with Walter Winchell, a great reporter-impresario of New York's midtown demimonde during its golden years." --Morris Dickstein, CUNY Graduate Center, author of
Gates of Eden and
Leopards in the Temple"This fascinating and comprehensive study of Damon Runyon at last gives us a scholarly study that places him in company like Aaron Copeland and other major cultural figures that would have surprised him but probably, secretly, delighted him too. Bravo!" --William R. Taylor, author of
In Pursuit of Gotham and editor of
Inventing Times Square
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