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| Guys and Dolls
| | Damon Runyon
| When we speak of quot;local colorquot; in writing, a handful of authors spring to mind, most notably Damon Runyon, a colorful storyteller whose Broadway characters have passed into the annals of American legend. Using Broadway slang and outrageous metaphors, Runyon#39;s style redefined the short story and inspired such contemporary New York writers as Jimmy Breslin. Here are 32 of Runyon#39;s best, including quot;Little Miss Markerquot; and quot;The Lemon Drop Kid,quot; filled with dead-on portraits of New York street people, from tipsters gamblers to barflies wise-crackig working stiffs. Introduction by William Kennedy covers Runyon#39;s use of character dialogue.
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