Mr. Herlihy, often described as a literary heir of Sherwood Anderson, wrote tough, gritty stories about troubled adolescents and marginal, beaten-down characters.

The Norfolk settings add to the gritty story.

MacPhail has quickly established a reputation as a writer of gritty, urban stories that tackle emotional, contemporary issues but always work towards a positive solution and are usually realistic.

However, the Renaissance setting of Zanetto was a far cry from the gritty contemporary story he used for Cavalleria rusticana, the work that made him famous.

David also stated that this story established him as a writer, but he was also pigeonholed as a writer of grim and gritty stories.

"Hill's narrative style lends a necessary strength to this gritty story of survival in the face of enormous odds."

The gritty story of a small-time numbers satrap just released from jail was shot by the director Michael Roemer in the 1960's.

It's the gritty story of a powerful Broadway columnist and the press agent he has under his thumb.

It was based on a gritty 1948 story written by Malvin Wald about the investigation into a model's murder in New York.

The gritty story is portrayed with creative images, disjointed cuts and a slick, stylistic cameraworks and aesthetics.