Catskills lit
At Lit Hub, Jay Baron Nicorvo compiles a list of nine novels "that helped to establish the Catskills as a setting worthy of lasting American literature."
This got us thinking about a reading list of Albany or Capital Region books...
[Lit Hub]
(Thanks, Darren)
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I'd add to the Catskill lit. list Herman Wouk's 1955 novel "Marjorie Morningstar (later made into a film with Natalie Wood and Gene Kelly). Marjorie (Morgenstern) Morningstar is an aspiring actress who gets a job performing at a Catskill resort.* I can't remember how large a part the Catskill setting takes up in this 500+ novel, but it's big enough to be memorable.
*In the book the resort is in the Catskills. For some reason the movie put the resort in the Adirondacks.
... said chrisck on May 14, 2018 at 3:56 PM | link
The list is missing "The Wangs vs the World" by Jade Chang. The big sister in the novel escapes to the Catskills after a nyc art world faux pas. The novel is more about first generation crazy family dynamics across the country and globe than the Catskills, but entertaining notetheless.
Maybe a good summer read?
... said AB on May 14, 2018 at 11:29 PM | link