The Literary History of Los Angeles
By Bill Karz • Jan 9th, 2008 • Category: green.
Los Angeles is renowned for its sun, surf and celebrities, but its writers have spent the last hundred years giving readers different perspectives on the City of Angels.
Beloved literary icons such as Raymond Chandler, John Fante, Charles Bukowski, Joan Didion and Walter Mosley have all found ample material here to build engrossing narratives with LA on center stage.
Their characters populate the city with dynamic personalities, giving visitors a taste of suspense, mystery and a look into LA’s many faces. Find their works in one of many LA bookstores, then sit back and let these authors take you on a tour of their Los Angeles.
-Keith Lin
Bill Karz is Managing Editor, LosAngelesNomad.com
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