The Wagon and Other Stories from the City

Martin Preib

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Chicago University Press
15 May 2010

Biography; Memoirs; Police & security services

Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions

Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department—a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib’s daily life on the job, The Wagon and Other Stories from the City chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself.

The book follows Preib as he transports body bags, forges an unlikely connection with his female partner, trains a younger officer, and finds himself among people long forgotten—or rendered invisible—by the rest of society. Preib recounts how he navigates the tenuous labyrinths of race and class in the urban metropolis, such as a domestic disturbance call involving a gang member and his abused girlfriend or a run-in with a group of drunk yuppies. As he encounters the real and imagined geographies of Chicago, the city reveals itself to be not just a backdrop, but a central force in his narrative of life and death. Preib’s accounts, all told in his breathtaking prose, come alive in ways that readers will long remember.

By: Martin Preib
Imprint: Chicago University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 22mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780226679808
ISBN 10: 0226679802
Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 15 May 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martin Preib is an officer with the Chicago Police Department. His essays have appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review and Tin House.

Reviews for The Wagon and Other Stories from the City

"""From its aptly noirish title on, Martin Preib's The Wagon and Other Stories from the City has the rightness of authenticity about it. From the perspective of a cop, he fashions a compelling view of the Chicago Algren once called 'the dark city.' There's a unique quality to his stories, which manage to be broodingly meditative even as their narrative drive keeps you turning pages."" -Stuart Dybek"""