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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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The Deserted City

The Deserted City

Francis Sherman

Paperback

Literary CriticismGeneral ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354759548
ISBN13: 9789354759543
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 5 2021
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.12
Height: 0.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A city of shadowed streets and unspoken histories, The Deserted City reveals how a once-thriving metropolis erodes when humanity falters. This is more than a story of brick and embers; it is a meditation on hope, belonging, and the quiet power of urban memory. Francis Sherman crafts a lucid, haunting panorama of social isolation, economic decline, and the slow fracture of community at the turn of the century. The novel's stark, timeless urban landscape bears the echoes of gothic fiction, while its clear prose and precise observations invite both casual readers and scholars of antiquarian literature to see how public life can falter-and endure-under pressure. A refined, modern sensibility illuminates the work for today's audiences without diluting its historical atmosphere. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This edition honours the novel's enduring significance for library collectors and academic study guides alike, while inviting new readers to experience a public domain classic in vivid, freshly legible form. If you seek a literary work that blends a timeless urban landscape with sharp social critique, this is the perfect entry point into a richly atmospheric era.

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