Publication

2002-12-12 - Grove Press, Open City Books

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Better World Books9781890447304
  • Better World BooksW8-AYX-190
  • Open LibraryOL8714532M

First Sentence

OH, IF YOU WERE A STUPID, FILTHY NEW YORK PIGEON, DULLED to its citizens and living off the scraps of the city, you might fly over the government ponds and tennis courts, over the reservoir, through the meadows and softball diamonds and perch yourself on a section of black wall that rings Central Park and marks the beginning of that reliable grid known as the Upper East Side where, sadly, our story begins.

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