Limehouse Nights by Thomas Burke
Limehouse Nights is the greatest work of Thomas Burke, a collection of stories written about the seedy and poverty stricken district of London known as Limehouse. This classic work, originally published in 1917, is now being republished with a new introductory biography. Thomas Burke, born in Clapham, London in 1886, considered himself a true Londoner and the large majority of his writings are on the subject of everyday life in London.
Burke, Thomas: - Thomas Burke received a BA from Union College and an MFA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Eastbound into the Cosmos is his first novel. He has contributed work to Tin House, The Rumpus, Playboy, Hobart Pulp and St. Petersburg Review, among other places. He has taught at UMass Amherst, the Newberry Library, and Northwestern University, where he is currently assistant director of the Kaplan Humanities Institute. Formerly Burke helped direct the Summer Literary Seminars in Russia and co-founded its sister program in Kenya. He is the recipient of the Eugene Yudis Prize for fiction, a fellowship from the UMass Amherst MFA Program, and a residency at Art Omi's Ledig House, among other honors. He lives in Evanston, IL with his wife and two children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780809530939 |
| ISBN 10 | 0809530937 |
| Title | Limehouse Nights |
| Author | Thomas Burke |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wildside Press |
| Year published | 2003-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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