The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-cream God - Brossura

Powers, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0829424296 ISBN 13: 9780829424294

Casa editrice: Loyola Classics, 2006

Riassunto

All religions have worked hard to give you the impression that I’m a stiff; the kind of guy you’d never invite to a party. . . . I like laughter and the people who do it; from the twitterers to the chucklers to those whose laughter roars out in a gallop of explosions. To me, laughter is taking a bite out of life and saying, “Just right.”
Signed: God Clever yet cynical Tim Conroy, a failed idealist with a chip on his shoulder, is unable to find a secure place for himself in 1960s South Side Chicago. He narrates his bittersweet struggles with God, sex, career, and education in a voice that evokes an Irish Catholic Holden Caulfield. This poignant, skillfully told tale concludes John R. Powers’s memorable coming-of-age trilogy that includes The Last Catholic in America and Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

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L'autore:

John R. Powers was born in 1945 on the South Side of Chicago. He earned a BA in sociology from Loyola University Chicago and an MA and a PhD in communications from Northwestern University. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on Studs Terkel, a Chicago radio personality and writer known for his oral histories (Hard Times, The Good War). Powers was a professor of speech and performing arts at Northeastern Illinois University for six years. He also created and hosted a number of specials for Chicago public television during this time. Powers’s stories first appeared in the form of articles written for Chicago magazine. The novels followed in quick succession: The Last Catholic in America, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, and The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-Cream God. He has written one other novel, The Junk-Drawer Corner-Store Front-Porch Blues, as well as Odditude: Finding the Passion for Who You Are and What You Do. He and his wife, JaNelle, have two daughters, Jacey and Joy. He lives in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and is a motivational speaker.

Product Description:

In "The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-Cream God," John Powers introduces us to Tim Conroy, an ambitious and gifted young man from a blue-collar neighborhood who struggles to find his place in a world riddled with insincerity. He narrates his bittersweet battles with God, sex, career, and family in a voice that evokes an Irish-Catholic Holden Caufield."The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-Cream God "is the concluding book in Powers' coming-of-age trilogy, which also includes "The Last Catholic in America" and "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?"

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• Editore: Loyola Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0829424296
• ISBN 13: 9780829424294
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 430