Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The Girls in Their Summer Dresses

Author: Irwin Shaw (American, 1913-1984)
Published: 1939
Category: Modern, Psychological (?)
Text Available at: American Literature

Summary
A young man with a pretty wife can't help looking at every pretty girl he sees; a habit his wife finds dismaying.

Points of Interest:
The story is written as a dialogue between the couple as they take a Sunday stroll along 5th Avenue; eventually stopping for drinks where the attitude of their waiter acts as a counterpoint to their emotions.