Blue Plate Specialby Damon Runyon | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Short Story Collection" |
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| Pages: | 329 |
| Year of Publication: | 1934 |
| Date Read: | 08/14/1998 |
| Notes: | Short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. Runyon spins tales of gamblers, petty thieves, actors and gangsters; few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead to be known as "Nathan Detroit", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charlie", "Dave the Dude", and so on. "Blue-plate special" is a term used in the United States by diner-style restaurants. It refers to a specially-low-priced meal, usually changing daily. It typically consists of a "meat and three" (three vegetables), presented on a single plate, often a divided plate (rather than more elegantly on separate dishes). |
| My Rating: | 8 |