Ablutions - Couverture souple

DeWitt, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847080952 ISBN 13 : 9781847080950

Editeur : Granta Books, 2009

Synopsis

A nameless barman tends a decaying bar in Hollywood and takes notes for a book about his clientele. Initially, he is morbidly amused by watching the regulars roll in and fall into their nightly oblivion, pitying them and their loneliness. In hopes of uncovering their secrets and motives, he establishes tentative friendships with them. He also knocks back pills indiscriminately and treats himself to gallons of Jameson's. But as his tenure at the bar continues, he begins to lose himself, trapped by addiction and indecision. When his wife leaves him, he embarks on a series of squalidly random sexual encounters, and a downward spiral of self-damage and irrational violence. To cleanse himself and save his soul, he attempts to escape.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Patrick DeWitt's writing has appeared in several US magazines and anthologies. He once worked as a barman in Hollywood. He now lives with his wife and son in Bainbridge Island, Washington, where he works as a plasterer.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Granta Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847080952
• ISBN 13: 9781847080950
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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• Personne responsable: non disponible