{"id":74230,"date":"2020-04-30T13:31:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T18:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=74230"},"modified":"2020-06-17T11:54:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T16:54:49","slug":"these-books-about-hardships-by-chicago-authors-might-be-comforting-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/these-books-about-hardships-by-chicago-authors-might-be-comforting-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"These Books About Hardships by Chicago Authors Might Be Comforting Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we&#8217;re bound to our immediate surroundings, community will remain instrumental in the success of Chicago&#8217;s transition into life after COVID-19. Until then, we have access to literature about the people and communities who have shaped our neighborhoods into the places we know and love. Chicago authors Sandra Cisneros, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nelson Algren, Shel Silverstein, and Eve Ewing all documented periods of hardship and growth in the city.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74231\" style=\"width: 386px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/house-on-mango-street-sandra-cisneros\/1100476125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74231 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9780679734772_p0_v1_s600x595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9780679734772_p0_v1_s600x595.jpg 386w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9780679734772_p0_v1_s600x595-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9780679734772_p0_v1_s600x595-370x570.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Barnes &amp; Noble<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/house-on-mango-street-sandra-cisneros\/1100476125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The House on Mango Street<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>By Sandra Cisneros<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ease into this reading list with Sandra Cisneros\u2019s <em>The House on Mango Street<\/em>. The book is a collection of short stories \u2014 called \u201cvignettes\u201d \u2014 that offer a first-person narrative about being brown, going through puberty, and growing up on the outskirts of Chicago. Riding a line between autobiography and fiction, Cisneros whimsically describes her encounters with the world around her and her dreams for a way out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74232\" style=\"width: 265px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriftbooks.com\/w\/the-neon-wilderness_nelson-algren\/732559\/#isbn=1888363215&amp;idiq=3819338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/350868.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/350868.jpg 265w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/350868-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Goodreads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriftbooks.com\/w\/the-neon-wilderness_nelson-algren\/732559\/#isbn=1888363215&amp;idiq=3819338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Neon Wilderness<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>By Nelson Algren<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nelson Algren is most well-known for his novel turned film, <em>The Man With the Golden Arm<\/em>. Sticking to his anti-establishment voice for outsiders, <em>The Neon Wilderness<\/em> is a series of essays about the challenges of living in Chicago. While there seems to be corporate success on every corner, there\u2019s a starkly different reality for working-class Chicagoans. These essays poetically speak on the topics of crime, addiction, and class.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74233\" style=\"width: 989px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Street-Bronzeville-Gwendolyn-Brooks\/dp\/B0000D6JVR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/140939476.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"989\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/140939476.jpg 742w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/140939476-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/140939476-949x1536.jpg 949w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/140939476-370x599.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/140939476-842x1362.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/140939476-406x657.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Burnside Rare Books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Street-Bronzeville-Gwendolyn-Brooks\/dp\/B0000D6JVR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Street in Bronzeville<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>By Gwendolyn Brooks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks&#8217;s first book, <em>A Street in Bronzeville,<\/em> is a collection of poems written about lived experiences in Chicago neighborhoods. The poetry in this book shows Brooks\u2019 dedication to the black community, vividly illustrating the ups and downs of the black American experience.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74234\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shelsilverstein.com\/books\/book-title-giving-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10391824_210547710235_3631903_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10391824_210547710235_3631903_n.jpg 450w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10391824_210547710235_3631903_n-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10391824_210547710235_3631903_n-370x496.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/10391824_210547710235_3631903_n-406x544.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Goodreads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shelsilverstein.com\/books\/book-title-giving-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Giving Tree<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>By Shel Silverstein<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In hopes of inspiring gratefulness for the things we do have during the stay-at-home order, we\u2019ve included <em>The Giving Tree<\/em> by Shel Silverstein. Possibly one of the most moving short stories ever written, <em>The Giving Tree<\/em> is a timeless classic for people of all ages to enjoy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74235\" style=\"width: 439px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eveewing.com\/new-page-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1919cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1919cover.jpg 439w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1919cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1919cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1919cover-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1919cover-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1919cover-406x406.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: eveewing.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/eveewing.com\/new-page-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1919<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>By Eve Ewing<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1919<\/em> is the most contemporary work included on this list, but it highlights a 20th-century turning point in tolerance for segregation. The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 began a series of uprisings throughout the United States calling for an end of segregation. Ewing uses poetry and an afro-futurist lens to retell history and illuminate the similarities between past and present.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@hudsoncrafted?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Debby Hudson<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/books?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we&#8217;re bound to our immediate surroundings, community will remain instrumental in the success of Chicago&#8217;s transition into life after COVID-19. 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