โข Recipient of a 2015 PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention โข
โChiusano . . . [has] formidable talents. It will be worth watching what he does when he leaves the neighborhood.โโJohn Williams, The New York Times
โ[A] cult classic." โOur Town
An astute, lively, and heartfelt debut story collection by an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction
Marine Parkโin the far reaches of Brooklyn, train-less and tourist-freeโfinds its literary chronicler in Mark Chiusano. Chiusanoโs dazzling stories delve into family, boyhood, sports, drugs, love, and all the weird quirks of growing up in a tight-knit community on the edge of the city. In the tradition of Junot Dรญazโs Drown, Stuart Dybekโs The Coast of Chicago, and Russell Banksโs Trailerpark, this is a poignant and piercing collectionโannouncing the arrival of a distinct new voice in American fiction.