Home Front

Home Front is a collection of short fiction by Martin Kleinman. Each piece is steeped in the lore of 20th century New York City street life that, while harsh if not downright dangerous, is fondly remembered by older and ex-pat NY'ers--and virtually unknown to legions of newcomers. Kleinman takes us on occasional side trips to Belgium, the Hudson Valley, Lithuania, Mississippi and New England. But no matter what the setting, the character's roots are indelibly New York City bound.

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IN PRAISE OF HOME FRONT

 “In Home Front, we find stories as diverse, irreverent and grittily lyrical as the metropolis they all ultimately celebrate. It is a striking debut, filled with narratives at once familiar and strange, and characters both tough-as-nails and yet tender. Martin Kleinman has written New York City a love song no New Yorker will likely soon forget.”

--Jennifer Cody Epstein, author of three bestsellers – The Painter from Shanghai, The Gods of Heavenly Punishment, and Wunderland. 

“Martin Kleinman brings a singular voice to a lost era in New York City. His tales are honest and gritty, his writing unsentimental and deeply moving as he deftly creates characters we have all met on the subways or in the streets of New York City, but in the masterful hands of Kleinman, they become poetry.”

--Marian Fontana, author of the best-selling A Widows Walk: A Memoir of 9/11