A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California
teenagers and misfits--violent and harrowing, from the
astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco.
"Palo Alto" is the debut of a surprising and powerful new
literary voice. Written with an immediate sense of
place--claustrophobic and ominous--James Franco's collection traces
the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with
vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another,
and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. In
"Lockheed" a young woman's summer--spent working a dull
internship--is suddenly upended by a spectacular incident of
violence at a house party. In "American History" a high school
freshman attempts to impress a girl during a classroom skit with a
realistic portrayal of a slave owner--only to have his feigned
bigotry avenged. In "I Could Kill Someone," a lonely teenager buys
a gun with the aim of killing his high school tormentor, but begins
to wonder about his bully's own inner life.
These linked stories, stark, vivid, and disturbing, are a
compelling portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth.
General
| Imprint: |
Faber and Faber
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2011 |
| First published: |
August 2011 |
| Authors: |
James Franco
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| Dimensions: |
198 x 126 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
214 |
| Edition: |
Main |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-571-27318-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-571-27318-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780571273188 |
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