{"product_id":"chicago-9780062797209","title":"Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA big-shouldered, big-trouble thriller set in mobbed-up 1920s Chicago--a city where some people knew too much, and where everyone should have known better--by the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of \u003cem\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/em\u003e and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of \u003cem\u003eGlengarry Glen Ross.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Hodge--veteran of the Great War, big shot of the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, medium fry--probably shouldn't have fallen in love with Annie Walsh. Then, again, maybe the man who killed Annie Walsh have known better than to trifle with Mike Hodge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Chicago, \u003c\/em\u003e David Mamet has created a bracing, kaleidoscopic page-turner that roars through the Windy City's underground on its way to a thunderclap of a conclusion. Here is not only his first novel in more than two decades, but the book he has been building to for his whole career. Mixing some of his most brilliant fictional creations with actual figures of the era, suffused with trademark \"Mamet Speak,\" richness of voice, pace, and brio, and exploring--as no other writer can--questions of honor, deceit, revenge, and devotion, \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e is that rarest of literary creations: a book that combines spectacular elegance of craft with a kinetic wallop as fierce as the February wind gusting off Lake Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMamet, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid Mamet first won recognition with his 1976 plays \u003cem\u003eSexual Perversity in Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Buffalo\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1984, he won the Pulitzer Prize for \u003cem\u003eGlengarry Glen Ross\u003c\/em\u003e. Among his many other acclaimed and prize-winning plays are \u003cem\u003eSpeed the Plow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOleanna\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Old Neighborhood\u003c\/em\u003e. His feature film debut as a writer-director was the classic \u003cem\u003eHouse of Games;\u003c\/em\u003e his other films as writer-director include \u003cem\u003eHomicide\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Spanish Prisoner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e State and Main\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSpartan\u003c\/em\u003e. He has also won acclaim for numerous screenplays, including \u003cem\u003eThe Verdict\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWag the Dog, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHoffa\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Edge\u003c\/em\u003e. A Chicago native, he lives in Santa Monica, California. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Custom House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491470774546,"sku":"9780062797209","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c21275f5-6f7e-4384-b78b-7da4de6991d2.jpg?v=1730541734","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chicago-9780062797209","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}