Asphalt - Couverture rigide

Rux, Carl Hancock

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0743474007 ISBN 13 : 9780743474009

Editeur : Atria Books, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Rux Carl Hancock

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Already a celebrated performance artist, vocalist, poet, playwright, and visionary, Carl Hancock Rux now presents a brilliant debut novel-a profound and lyrical portrait of urban life that will take its place among the classics of American literature. Racine is a reserved young man, but his passion for music lights him up inside. He's just returned from Paris where he'd been invited by a friend to produce music, make recordings, and earn a living. The plan didn't quite pan out, and now he's back in New York, where fate, providence, or just plain chance leads him to a once-glorious brownstone turned into a squat by a few eccentric loners. There's Manny, who wears sarongs and glitter but has no trouble attracting beautiful women, and Couchette, a gorgeous second-generation dancer whose mother has gone to Bali to live and bear a child with a man who built her a house in the midst of a rice paddy. What binds the characters is a deep sense of loss. Each is-like the city they live in-wounded and seeking healing and connection with and through the other housemates. Rux's poetic fiction blurs the lines between characters' dreams, memory, and reality. Asphalt-the name representing the essence of the city and the hard, layered, yet vulnerable sensibility of its inhabitants-is part post-modern parable, part urban mythology, and altogether relevant to contemporary reality. Asphalt is daring and unforgettable, marking the arrival of an original and astounding new voice in American literature.

Biographie de l'auteur

Carl Hancock Rux is an award-winning writer, poet, playwright, and performance and recording artist. He is the author of the Village Voice Literary Prize winning collection of poetry and prose Pagan Operetta, and the Obie award-winning play Talk. His fiction, poetry, essays, articles, and plays have been widely anthologized in the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Rux is also a New York City Foster Care alumnus and now lives in Brooklyn.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atria Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0743474007
• ISBN 13: 9780743474009
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible