David Mamet's 'Chicago': The 1920s, roaring, with bullets and language flying

In "Chicago," David Mamet returns to the city where he was raised and where he started to work in theater. The novel also marks a return to the Prohibition era of "The Untouchables" (1987), Brian De Palma's gangster film for which Mamet wrote the screenplay. But what's striking is how little difference the time makes. The moment you hear Mamet working in 1920s Chicago, it's obvious that this bullet-ridden era fits hi…

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