Specimen days is a 2005 novel by american writer michael cunningham. Specimen days by michael cunningham 308pp, fourth estate. To ask other readers questions about specimen days, please sign up. Specimen days is a genrebending, haunting, and transformative ode to life in our greatest city and a meditation on the direction and meaning of americas destiny. The second short story, the childrens crusade, is a noir thriller. The film rights to the book have been optioned by american movie producer scott rudin. Walt whitmans poetry is also a common thread in each of the three stories, and the title is from whitmans own prose works.
Reading guide for specimen days by michael cunningham. In the childrens crusade, cat works for new york city in the jittery aftermath of. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel. The film rights to the book have been optioned by american movie producer. The effects of industrialisation in the machine, terrorism the childrens crusade and space exploration like beauty are his themes. The childrens crusade takes place in post911 manhattan, where cat, a hardboiled police psychologist who deals with cranks and wannabe. Specimen days by michael cunningham the independent. Jun 02, 2005 in the childrens crusade, cat works for new york city in the jittery aftermath of 911, listening to people who telephone to threaten violence or to take responsibility for it. The childrens crusade, set in the early twentyfirst century, plays with the. Specimen days by michael cunningham new york magazine book. The childrens crusade, the second short story in michael cunninghams specimen days. Specimen days is a genrebending, haunting, and transformative ode to life in our greatest city, and a meditation on the direction and meaning of americas destiny. Specimen days is a novel by american author michael cunninghan published in 2005.
In each section of michael cunninghams new book, we encounter the same group. Specimen days by michael cunningham new york magazine. The childrens crusade, 2010 storyline in marvel comics young avengers. It is a work of surpassing power and beauty by one of the most original and daring writers at work today. Dalloway, the specimen days is based on the walt whitmans complete collection of poetry and collected prose bearing the same title.
The childrens crusade comics, 19931994 story arc in dc comics vertigo imprint. The childrens crusade, set in the early twentyfirst century, plays with the conventions of the noir thriller as it tracks the pursuit of a terrorist band that is. The children s crusade takes place in post911 manhattan, where cat, a hardboiled police psychologist who deals with cranks. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant. In the childrens crusade, cat works for new york city in the jittery aftermath of 911, listening to people who telephone to threaten violence or to take responsibility for it.
1107 1468 830 1330 674 1563 714 379 140 418 420 335 895 706 1024 1048 1118 12 276 76 722 5 1422 631 544 627 386 411 1416 486 219 1225 181 1378