Chicago literature is writing, primarily by writers born or living in Chicago, that reflects the culture of the city. == Themes and movements == James Atlas, in his biography of Chicago writer Saul Bellow, suggests that "the city's reputation for nurturing literary and intellectual talent can be traced to the same geographical centrality that made it a great industrial power." When Chicago was incorporated in 1837, it was a frontier outpost with about 4,000 people.
Chicago literature is writing, primarily by writers born or living in Chicago, that reflects the culture of the city. == Themes and movements == James Atlas, in his biography of Chicago writer Saul Bellow, suggests that "the city's reputation for nurturing literary and intellectual talent can be traced to the same geographical centrality that made it a great industrial power." When Chicago was incorporated in 1837, it was a frontier outpost with about 4,000 people.
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