"A powerful fiction debut." - New York Times "Fine, fine work--a voice that's new and strong but steeped in the traditions of African-American literature, spoken and written, in a voice already in its quiet, assured, marvelous way, extending those traditions." - John Edgar Wideman " Lost in the City is a book of extraordinary power and beauty. The stories are rich and various--some poignant, some grim, some wittily and ironically observed. But above all the book lights up its characters, in their virtues and their failings, with such exactness and sympathy that it is a gift of grace." - John Casey, National Book Award winning author of Spartina "The stunning success of Lost in the City . is amplified by the knowledge that the world whose news this author brings is precisely the one that many of us who live in urban America are standing in but do not see. He brings a Chekhovian patience, respect, and reserve to the world he describes, and it is, somehow, precisely this old-fashioned quality, brought to bear on the modern African-American community, that makes Lost in the City so bracingly new.
" - Newsday "[A] powerful.generous.collection." - USA Today "Original and arresting. [Jones's] stories will touch chords of empathy and recognition in all readers." - Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post "Jones writes knowingly. His insightful portraits . make this a poignant and promising first effort.
" - Publishers Weekly "Edward P. Jones has a commanding voice. His collection of stories is arresting." - Terry McMillan, author of Waiting to Exhale "Although these experiences will be unfamiliar to many readers, Jones instills humanity in his characters and stories." - Library Journal "Beautifully and economically written." - School Library Journal "This debut collection of stories pulses with the lifeblood of the forgotten neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. A skillful, elegiac collection.
" - Kirkus Reviews "Jones writes knowingly. His insightful portraits . make this a poignant and promising first effort." - Publishers Weekly "Poignant. Gripping. [Jones] has a careful ear for dialogue." - Washington Times.