List of fiction set in Pittsburgh
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Books
- A Model World and Other StoriesA Model World and Other StoriesA Model World and Other Stories is a 1991 collection of short stories by Michael Chabon. It was his first story collection and second book, following the 1988 novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh.-Table of Contents:*Part I: A Model World...
by Michael Chabon - Iron CityIron City (novel)Iron City is a prison novel by the American writer Lloyd L. Brown based on an actual court case and inspired by the author's experiences as a labor organizer and political prisoner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1936 to 1941....
by Lloyd L. Brown - RiotRiot (novel)Riot is an historical novel based upon the Pressed Steel Car Strike of 1909 by William Trautmann, a founder of the U.S. Industrial Workers of the World ....
by William TrautmannWilliam TrautmannWilliam Ernst Trautmann was founding General-Secretary of the U.S. Industrial Workers of the World and one of six people who initially laid plans for the organization in 1904.He was born to German parents in New Zealand in 1869 and raised in Europe... - The Stolen Child
- Out of This FurnaceOut of This FurnaceOut of This Furnace is a historical novel and the best-known work of the American writer Thomas Bell .The novel is set in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a steel town just east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania along the Monongahela River. It was first published in 1941 by Little, Brown and Company...
by Thomas BellThomas Bell (novelist)Thomas Bell was an American novelist.Bell was born Adalbert Thomas Belejcak on March 7, 1903 in Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA of immigrant Lemko Rusyn parents from the village of Nižný Tvarožec, Slovak republic. He worked in the steel mills there, beginning at the age of fifteen as an apprentice... - The Mysteries of PittsburghThe Mysteries of PittsburghThe Mysteries of Pittsburgh is a 1988 novel by American author Michael Chabon. The story is a coming-of-age tale set during the early 1980s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
by Michael ChabonMichael ChabonMichael Chabon born May 24, 1963) is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation", according to The Virginia Quarterly Review.... - Wonder BoysWonder BoysWonder Boys is a 1995 novel by the American writer Michael Chabon. It was adapted into a film in 2000.-Plot summary:Pittsburgh professor and author Grady Tripp is working on an unwieldy 2,611 page manuscript that is meant to be the follow-up to his successful, award-winning novel The Land...
by Michael ChabonMichael ChabonMichael Chabon born May 24, 1963) is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation", according to The Virginia Quarterly Review.... - Burning Valley (novel)Burning Valley (novel)Burning Valley is a 1953 coming-of-age novel by the American writer Phillip Bonosky set in the steel valley of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1920s. It was originally published in the Communist Party publication Masses and Mainstream...
by Philip Bonosky - The Homewood Books by John Edgar WidemanJohn Edgar WidemanJohn Edgar Wideman is an American writer, professor at Brown University, and sits on the contributing editorial board of the literary journal Conjunctions.-Early life:...
- Blood on the ForgeBlood on the ForgeBlood on the Forge is a migration novel by the African American writer William Attaway set in the steel valley of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1920s. The novel follows the Moss brothers as they escape the inequality of sharecropping in the South for the inequality of mill working in the...
by William Attaway - Captains and Kings by Taylor Caldwell
- Steel AshesSteel AshesSteel Ashes is a crime novel by the American writer Karen Rose Cercone set in 1905 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It tells the story of two deaths as the result of a tenement fire. The case of these two immigrants is investigated by detective Milo Kachigan and Helen Sorby, a tireless social...
- Coal BonesCoal BonesCoal Bones is a crime novel by the American writer Karen Rose Cercone set in 1905 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It tells the story of detective Milo Kachigan and his investigation of a murder of a coal miner in Bull Creek Mine.-External links:*...
- The Man Who Liked Slow TomatoesThe Man Who Liked Slow TomatoesThe Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes is a crime novel by the American writer K.C. Constantine set in 1980s Rocksburg, a fictional, blue-collar, Rustbelt town in Western Pennsylvania .Mario Balzic is the protagonist, an atypical detective for the genre, a Serbo-Italian American cop, middle-aged,...
by K.C. Constantine - Taken (novel)Taken (novel)Taken is a crime novel by the American writer Kathleen George set in 1990s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It tells the story of a baby taken in broad daylight downtown Pittsburgh...
by Kathleen GeorgeKathleen GeorgeKathleen Elizabeth George is an American professor and writer best known for her series of crime novels set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.... - Fallen (novel)Fallen (novel)Fallen is a crime novel by the American writer Kathleen George set in 1990s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It tells the story of the murder of a Pittsburgh doctor, Dan Ross, his distraught wife, and how Commander Richard Christie tracks the killer.-Sources:...
by Kathleen George - Afterimage (novel)Afterimage (novel)Afterimage is a crime novel by the American writer Kathleen George set in contemporary Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It tells the story of two murders, one of a woman and one of a child, that seem to be unrelated...
by Kathleen George - The Odds by Kathleen George
- Another Kind of MondayAnother Kind of MondayAnother Kind of Monday is a 1996 young-adult novel by the American writer William E. Coles, Jr. set in 1990s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
by William Coles - Christine by Stephen KingStephen KingStephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
- Ukiah OregonUkiah OregonUkiah Oregon is the hero of an eponymous series of science fiction/adventure novels written by Wen Spencer.As of 2005, the Ukiah Oregon series consists of four novels:#Alien Taste Winner of the Compton Crook Award#Tainted Trail...
series - Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman
- Sent for You YesterdaySent for You YesterdaySent for You Yesterday is a novel by the American writer John Edgar Wideman set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1970s.The novel tells the story of Albert Wilkes, who after seven years on the run, returns to Homewood, an African American neighborhood of the East End.Sent for You Yesterday is...
by John Edgar Wideman - Settling Accounts: Drive to the EastSettling Accounts: Drive to the EastDrive to the East is the second book in Harry Turtledove's Settling Accounts series of alternate history novels. It is set in an analog of World War II in North America, fought between the United States and Confederate States. It was released in August 2005. It follows Return Engagement and...
- An American Childhood by Annie DillardAnnie DillardAnnie Dillard is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her 1974 work Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for General...
- Miss New York Has Everything
- The Memory Keeper's DaughterThe Memory Keeper's DaughterThe Memory Keeper's Daughter is a novel by American author Kim Edwards that tells the story of a man who gives away his newborn baby, who has Down syndrome to one of the nurses. Published by Viking Press in June 2005, the novel garnered great interest via word of mouth in the summer of 2006 and...
- Lethal Legacy by Gerald Myers
- Three Golden RiversThree Golden RiversThree Golden Rivers is an historical, young-adult novel by the American writer Olive Price.Set in 1850, it tells the story of four orphaned siblings who must leave the family farm after their father is killed and head to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to find work...
by Olive PriceOlive PriceOlive Price was an American writer of books and plays for children.Born September 21 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Harry and Lydia Price, she attended the University of Pittsburgh in 1922-23, then worked as an advertising copywriter for department stores in Pittsburgh until 1928, then began her... - Watch Your MouthWatch Your MouthWatch Your Mouth is a novel by the American writer Daniel Handler.It tells the story of the protagonist Joseph's lust-filled college summer he spent with his Jewish girlfriend, Cynthia Glass, in her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
by Daniel HandlerDaniel HandlerDaniel Handler is an American author, screenwriter and accordionist. He is best known for his work under the pen name Lemony Snicket.-Personal life:... - Duffy's RocksDuffy's RocksDuffy's Rocks is a young adult novel by the American writer Edward Fenton set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the Great Depression....
by Edward Fenton - Greenhorn on the FrontierGreenhorn on the FrontierGreenhorn on the Frontier is an historical, young-adult novel by the American writer Ann Finlayson.It is set in 1770s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, just before the American Revolutionary War, and tells the story of nineteen-year-old Harry Warrilow and his twenty-three-year-old sister, Sukey, who move...
by Ann Finlayson - The TemperingThe TemperingThe Tempering is a young adult novel by the American writer Gloria Skurzynski set in 1911 in the fictional mill town of Canaan ....
by Gloria SkurzynskiGloria SkurzynskiGloria Joan Skurzynski is an American writer of books for young people, including both fiction and non-fiction.She was born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania and educated at Carlow University. She is the author of more than sixty books for young readers.-Sources:Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale... - Disquiet HeartDisquiet HeartDisquiet Heart is an historical crime novel by the American writer Randall Silvis set in 1847 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It tells the story of Edgar Allan Poe, whose wife has just died, and his protege, narrator Augie Dubbins, as they visit Pittsburgh at the invitation of Dr. Brunrichter, who...
by Randall SilvisRandall SilvisRandall Silvis is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and teacher.-Life:He was educated at Clarion University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania... - The Last Chicken in AmericaThe Last Chicken in AmericaThe Last Chicken in America: A Novel in Stories is a work of fiction by Ellen Litman set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1990s.The novel tells the story of Masha, just out of high school, when her family arrives from Russia in Pittsburgh's Jewish neighborhood, Squirrel Hill...
by Ellen LitmanEllen LitmanEllen Litman is an American novelist.Born in Moscow, Russia, she emigrated with her parents in 1992 to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was educated at the University of Pittsburgh and earned a B.S. in Information Science. For six years she worked as a software developer in Baltimore, Maryland and... - The Perks of Being a WallflowerThe Perks of Being a WallflowerThe Perks of Being a Wallflower is an epistolary novel written by American novelist Stephen Chbosky. It was published on February 1, 1999 by MTV...
by Stephen ChboskyStephen ChboskyStephen Chbosky is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director best known for the coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower... - Tumbling Through Time by Gwyn CreadyGwyn Cready-Personal life:Cready was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Mt. Lebanon High School , graduating in 1979...
(2007) - Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn CreadyGwyn Cready-Personal life:Cready was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Mt. Lebanon High School , graduating in 1979...
(2008) - American RustAmerican RustAmerican Rust is a novel written by the American writer Philipp Meyer and published in 2009 in the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and The Netherlands ; in 2010 it will be published in France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Israel, Greece, and Serbia...
by Philipp MeyerPhilipp MeyerPhilipp Meyer is an American fiction writer, born in 1974, and is the author of the novel American Rust, as well as short stories published in McSweeney’s Quarterly, The Iowa Review, and Esquire UK. Meyer is the recipient of a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship. He grew up in Hampden, a blue-collar... - Monongahela Dusk by John HoerrJohn HoerrJohn Hoerr is an American journalist and historian best known for his work on organized labor, industry, and politics.He was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a steelmaking town in the Monongahela River Valley south of Pittsburgh. He graduated from McKeesport High School and Penn State University...
- Looking For The General by Warren MillerWarren MillerWarren Miller may refer to:* Warren Miller * Warren Miller * Warren Miller * Warren Miller * Warren Miller...
- Catapult Soul by Brian Celio
Comic books
- Firestorm the Nuclear ManFirestorm (comics)Firestorm is the name of several comic book superheroes published by DC Comics. Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein, the first Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #1 , and was created by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom. Martin Stein, by himself as Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm the Nuclear...
- Star BrandStar BrandThe Star Brand is the name of a number of similar fictional comic book objects of power all of which exist in the multiverse created by the shared universes of Marvel Comics...
- The Pitt
Plays
- The Pittsburgh Cycle
In 2005, August Wilson completed a ten-play cycle, nine of which are set in Pittsburgh, chronicling the African-American experience in the 20th century. These are:
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- 1900s - Gem of the OceanGem of the OceanGem of the Ocean is a play by American playwright August Wilson. It is the first installment of his decade-by-decade, ten-play chronicle, The Pittsburgh Cycle, dramatizing the African-American experience in the twentieth century.-Plot :...
(2003) - 1910s - Joe Turner's Come and GoneJoe Turner's Come and GoneJoe Turner's Come and Gone is a play by American playwright, August Wilson, the second installment of his decade-by-decade chronicle of the African-American experience, The Pittsburgh Cycle...
(1984) - 1920s - Ma Rainey's Black BottomMa Rainey's Black BottomMa Rainey's Black Bottom is a 1982 play - one of the ten-play Pittsburgh Cycle by August Wilson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright - that chronicles the twentieth century African American experience...
(1982) - set in ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... - 1930s - The Piano LessonThe Piano LessonThe Piano Lesson is a 1990 play by American playwright August Wilson. The Piano Lesson is the fifth play in Wilson's The Pittsburgh Cycle. Wilson began writing this play by playing with the various answers regarding the possibility of "acquir[ing] a sense of self-worth by denying ones past"...
(1986) - Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City... - 1940s - Seven GuitarsSeven GuitarsSeven Guitars is a 1995 play by American playwright, August Wilson. It focuses on seven African American characters in the year 1948. The play begins and ends after the funeral of one of the main characters, showing events leading to the funeral in flashbacks...
(1995) - 1950s - Fences (1985) - Pulitzer Prize
- 1960s - Two Trains RunningTwo Trains RunningTwo Trains Running is a play by American playwright August Wilson, the seventh in his ten-part series The Pittsburgh Cycle. It was first performed by the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, while its Broadway première was on 13 April 1992 at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York...
(1990) - 1970s - JitneyJitney (play)Jitney is a play in two acts by August Wilson. The eighth in The Pittsburgh Cycle, this play is set in a worn-down gypsy cab station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in early autumn 1977.-Productions:...
(1982) - 1980s - King Hedley IIKing Hedley IIKing Hedley II is a play by American playwright August Wilson, the ninth in his ten-part series, The Pittsburgh Cycle. This is the ninth of the plays in Wilson's ten-play cycle, each from a different era...
(2001) - 1990s - Radio GolfRadio GolfRadio Golf is a play by American playwright, August Wilson, the final installment in his ten-part series, The Pittsburgh Cycle. It was first performed in 2005 by the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut and had its Broadway premiere in 2007 at the Cort Theatre...
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- 1900s - Gem of the Ocean
Video games
- Fallout 3