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City on Fire

Now an Apple TV Series
By Garth Risk Hallberg
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City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg is a sprawling narrative set in 1976 New York City, weaving together the lives of diverse characters from different walks of life. As a central act of violence occurs on New Year's Eve, the story unfolds against a backdrop of family secrets, societal upheaval, and the vibrant yet tumultuous city itself. Through interconnected lives, Hallberg explores themes of love, ambition, and the quest for identity amid the chaos of a city on the brink.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by stories that intricately weave multiple characters' lives together against the vibrant and chaotic backdrop of 1970s New York City. With its rich, atmospheric details and exploration of human connections, this novel provides an immersive experience that captures the tumult and vibrancy of a city in transition.

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City on Fire

The New York Times bestseller
A Granta Best of Young American Novelists 2017

'Extraordinary…dazzling… a sprawling, generous, warm-hearted epic of 1970s New York' Observer

Midnight, New Year’s Eve, 1976.

Among the most eagerly anticipated and addictive novels of recent years

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Among the most eagerly anticipated and addictive novels of recent years

NOW AN APPLE TV SERIES

Extraordinary...dazzling... a sprawling, generous, warm-hearted epic of 1970s New York Observer

Midnight, New Year's Eve, 1976. Nine lives are about to be changed forever.

Regan and William Hamilton-Sweeney, heirs to one of New York's greatest fortunes; Keith and Mercer, the men who, for better or worse, love them; Charlie and Samantha, two suburban teenagers seduced by the punk scene; an obsessive magazine reporter and his idealistic neighbour - and the detective trying to figure out what any of them have to do with a shooting in Central Park on New Year's Eve.

Then, on July 13th, 1977, the lights go out.

Dazzling Washington Post

Heart-stopping New York Times

Addictive Independent

Extraordinary Observer

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City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg has been praised as an extraordinary and sprawling epic set in 1970s New York. Reviewers have highlighted its ambition, imaginative pacing, and the vividly realised depiction of the city. It's been lauded for its entertainment value and depth, drawing comparisons to a Dickensian narrative and described as a tour de force.

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ISBN: 9780099597476

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 June 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 47.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 675g

Pages: 944

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Fiction Garth Risk Hallberg General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Garth Risk Hallberg's first novel, City on Fire, was an international bestseller and was named one of the best books of the year by the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, the Washington Post, the Independent, and Vogue, among others. His illustrated novella, A Field Guide to the North American Family was nominated for a Believer Book Award and his short fiction and essays have been published in the Guardian, and the New York Times Book Review. He is a Granta Best Young American Novelist. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and children and is at work on a new novel.

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