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<br> Seattle, with its spectacular natural beauty and rough frontier history, has inspired writers from its earliest days. This anthology spans seven decades and includes fiction, memoirs, histories, and journalism that define the city or use it as a setting, imparting the flavor of the city through a literary prism. <p><i>Reading Seattle</i> features classics by Horace R. Cayton, Richard Hugo, Betty MacDonald, Mary McCarthy, Murray Morgan, and John Okada as well as more recent works by Sherman Alexie, Lynda Barry, David Guterson, J. A. Jance, Jonathan Raban, and others. It includes cutting-edge work by emerging talents and reintroduces works by important Seattle writers who may have been overlooked in recent years.</p> <p>The writers featured in this volume explore a variety of neighborhoods and districts within the city, delineating urban spaces and painting memorable portraits of characters both historical and fictional.</p> <p>Sometime Seattle resident <b>Peter Donahue</b> teaches at Birmingham-Southern College and is the author of many short stories and books, including the novel Madison House. <b>John Trombold</b> teaches at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. Previously

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Author

Peter Donahue and John Trombold

Publisher

University of Washington Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780295983950

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism, Fiction

Rating

3.86 / 5 (22 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14