Doubles is at once tough-minded and urbane, veering from lyricism to street slang, oscillating with the beat of the American city. As his title suggests, Polito’s world is one of doubling, simulation, impersonation, and mimicry—a shrewd vision of urban life.
Acknowledgments Animal Mimicry Doubles Not the Right Way Nana First Love To My Father Cigarette Lighter Cathy’s Braces Those Fireflies, for Instance What the Dead Know Evidence
