โ Gruber, Michael
๐ Fiction
๐
2009
๐ HarperCollins
๐ en-ca
โ 316 KB
๐ 1 views
โฆ LIBER โฆ
Tropic of Orange
โ Scribed by Karen Tei Yamashita
- Publisher
- Coffee House Press
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1566895022
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
"Fiercely satirical. . . . Yamashita presents [an] intricate plot with mordant wit." --New York Times Book Review
"A stunner. . . . An exquisite mystery novel. But this is a novel of dystopia and apocalypse; the mystery concerns the tragic flaws of human nature." --Library Journal(starred review)
"Brilliant. . . . An ingenious interpretation of social woes." --Booklist (starred review)
"Yamashita handles her eccentrics and the setting of their adventures with panache. David Foster Wallace meets Gabriel Garcia Marquez." --Publishers Weekly
Irreverently juggling magical realism, film noir, hip hop, and chicanismo, Tropic of Orange takes place in a Los Angeles where the homeless, gangsters, infant organ entrepreneurs, and Hollywood collide on a stretch of the Harbor Freeway. Hemmed in by wildfires, it's a symphony conducted from an overpass, grandiose, comic, and as diverse as the city...
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