The Ordinary White Boy - Brossura

Clarke, Brock

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0156027097 ISBN 13: 9780156027090

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2002

Riassunto

An over-educated, middle-class young man in a depressed, working-class town, twenty-seven-year-old Lamar Kerry faces a host of challenges as he deals with his mother's chronic illness, the disappointment in him of his father and girlfriend, the disappearance of his town's only Hispanic, who is missing and presumed dead, and the responsibilities of becoming an adult. A first novel. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

PRAISE FOR THE ORDINARY WHITE BOY

"Equal parts ironic and provocative, an imaginary blend of Douglas Coupland and Cornel West."--San Francisco Chronicle

"An engaging story . . . Charming, smart, and so damn funny."--Ruminator Review

"Thoughtful and rewarding . . . Remind[s] readers of Nick Hornby."--The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

L'autore:

Brock Clarke received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Rochester and is an assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Cincinnati. His books have been widely reviewed and his short-story collection What We Won't Do won the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction. He lives with his wife and son in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0156027097
• ISBN 13: 9780156027090
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272