Under Purple Skies - Paperback

by Frank Bures (Author)

"The ultimate (literary) tour guide to the neighborhoods and wild places, history and politics, culture and cuisine, music and myths of the Twin Cities" (Benjamin Percy, author of The Wilding).

In recent years, Minneapolis has become one of America's literary powerhouses. With over fifty poems and essays, Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology collects some of the most exciting work being done in, or about, Minneapolis and the Twin Cities area. The narratives delve into the complexities of Minneapolis life--with threads that stretch back not just to Scandinavia, but across the world.

This volume's contributors include Marlon James, Shannon Gibney, Kelly Barnhill, James Wright, and many more. Collectively, they have won, or been shortlisted for, the Newbery Award, the Man Booker Prize, the Pulitzer, the Caldecott Award, the National Book Award, the Minnesota Book Award, among other awards. The wide-ranging stories featured here include:

• A tour through Prince's Minneapolis
• The story of the Metrodome's demolition
• A story of a Somali immigrant's journey to Eden Prairie
• Eating Halva on Lake Street

Author Biography

Frank Bures is the author of The Geography of Madness. His stories and essays have appeared in Harper's, Aeon, Lapham's Quarterly, The Washington Post Magazine and other places. They have also been included in the Best American Travel Writing and selected as Notable picks for the Best American Sports Writing and the Best American Essays. He is a contributing writer for The Rotarian and a contributing editor for Poets & Writers. He lives in Minneapolis.