Loon Lake - A Novel (Paperback)

The hero of this dazzling novel by American master E. L. Doctorow is Joe, a young man on the run in the depths of the Great Depression. A late-summer night finds him alone and shivering beside a railroad track in the Adirondack mountains when a private railcar passes. Brightly lit windows reveal well-dressed men at a table and, in another compartment, a beautiful girl holding up a white dress before her naked form. Joe will follow the track to the mysterious estate at Loon Lake, where he finds the girl along with a tycoon, an aviatrix, a drunken poet, and a covey of gangsters. Here Joe's fate will play out in this powerful story of ambition, aggression, and identity. Loon Lake is another stunning achievement of this acclaimed author.
"Powerful . . . [a] complex and haunting meditation on modern American history."
"-The New York Times"
"A genuine thriller . . . a marvelous exploration of the complexities and contradictions of the American dream . . . Not under any circumstances would we reveal the truly shattering climax."
-"The Dallas Morning News
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"A dazzling performance . . . ["Loon Lake"] anatomizes America with insight, passion, and inventiveness."
"-The Washington Post Book World"
"Hypnotic . . . tantalizes long after it has ended."
"-Time"
"Compelling . . . brilliantly done."
"-St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
"A masterpiece."
-Chicago Sun-Times

General

Imprint:	Random House USA Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2007
First published:	September 2007
Authors:	E. L Doctorow
Dimensions:	203 x 132 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-8129-7821-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-8129-7821-8
Barcode:	9780812978216

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