Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 329 Hecht, Ben 1894 1964 A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago 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.) Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Hecht, Ben, 1893-1964 -- Homes and haunts -- Illinois -- Chicago Chicago (Ill.) -- Literary collections PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 520996 2025-06-04T04:17:22.978622 text/html 520817 2025-01-11T01:45:32.109857 text/html 275390 2025-06-04T04:17:32.681492 application/epub+zip 279643 2025-06-04T04:17:26.579612 application/epub+zip 264050 2025-06-04T04:17:25.216582 application/epub+zip 500778 2025-06-04T04:17:37.178535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475411 2025-06-04T04:17:31.772519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447225 2022-09-04T08:21:50.707436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472131 2025-06-04T04:17:22.391558 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 17468 2025-06-04T04:17:37.325506 application/rdf+xml 15222 2025-06-04T04:17:25.778543 image/jpeg 3473 2025-06-04T04:17:25.501521 image/jpeg 272035 2025-06-04T04:17:23.024536 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia