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Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself.

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"From its aptly noirish title on, Martin Preib's The Wagon and Other Stories from the City has the rightness of authenticity about it. From the perspective of a cop, he fashions a compelling view of the Chicago Algren once called 'the dark city.' There's a unique quality to his stories, which manage to be broodingly meditative even as their narrative drive keeps you turning pages." -Stuart Dybek"

The Wagon and Other Stories from the City

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 5/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226679808, 978-0226679808
      ISBN10: 0226679802
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself.

      Trade Review
      "From its aptly noirish title on, Martin Preib's The Wagon and Other Stories from the City has the rightness of authenticity about it. From the perspective of a cop, he fashions a compelling view of the Chicago Algren once called 'the dark city.' There's a unique quality to his stories, which manage to be broodingly meditative even as their narrative drive keeps you turning pages." -Stuart Dybek"

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