Spitting Off Tall Buildings: A Novel - Couverture souple

Fante, Dan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0061779237 ISBN 13 : 9780061779237

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Fante Dan

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Evokes brutally and skillfully the violently numb condition of his alter ego.” (The Times (London))

“As we trawl with him through deadbeat and dead-end jobs, this unsettling novel is haunted by the spectre of Charles Bukowski.” (The Times (London))

“Moments which brush the genius of Bukowski and Hubert Selby.” (Elle (France))

“It gives an honest misfit’s view of America far too few know.” (John Fowles)

“A truly great American novel.” (Scotland on Sunday)

“Dan Fante’s novel does an excellent job of delivering this tale of depraved despair with a steady one-two-punch rhythm that hurts like hell while still being impossible to put down.” (Sacramento Book Review)

Quatrième de couverture :

Bruno Dante has fled Los Angeles for New York City. With its cold, hard edge, it's his kind of town. . . . But the string of deadbeat temporary telemarketing gigs is getting to Bruno and the steady work he can stand is hard to come by. Bruno's trying everything: hotel night manager, window cleaner, and cab driver, all the while punctuating his unsatisfying employment experiments with meaningless affairs and intense drinking binges. Then something totally unexpected pops up and Bruno finds himself in a position to act responsibly, to start writing again, and to get his life back on track. But like his drinking, screwing up might be a habit that's too deeply ingrained to shake.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061779237
• ISBN 13: 9780061779237
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 154