Grand Central Winter
A Story from the Streets of New York City
Published on 3. August 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7472-6276-3 (ISBN)
Description
One day, while rummaging around the place where he slept - under the platform of Grand Central Station - for something to pack his crack pipe, Lee Stringer found the pencil with which he would scratch out his first piece of writing. This book is the result. GRAND CENTRAL WINTER recounts his experiences of down and out life, and of writing and editing Street News (the New York model for the Big Issue) with compassion, humour and a brilliant ear for the language of the street. There is always room, Stringer writes, 'amid the costume-jewel glitter... For one more diamond in the rough'.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 128 mm
Width: 197 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7472-6276-3 (9780747262763)
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Person
Lee Stringer lived on the streets from the early eighties until the mid nineties. He is a former editor and columnist of Street News (the New York model for the Big Issue). His essays and articles have appeared in a variety of other publications, including The Nation, The New York Times, and Newsday.