In landlocked Gainesville, Florida, in the hot, fraught summer
of 1999, a college dropout named David sleepwalks through his
life--a dull haze of office work and Internet porn--until a run-in
with a lost friend jolts him from his torpor. He is drawn into the
vibrant but grimy world of Fishgut, a rundown house where a loose
collective of anarchists, burnouts, and libertines practice utopia
outside society and the law. Some even see their lifestyle as a
spiritual calling. They watch for the return of a mysterious hobo
who will--they hope--transform their punk oasis into the Bethlehem
of a zealous, strange new creed.
In his dark and mesmerizing debut novel, Justin Taylor ("a
master of the modern snapshot"--Los Angeles Times) explores the
borders between religion and politics, faith and fanaticism, desire
and need--and what happens when those borders are breached.
General
Imprint: |
HarperPerennial
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2011 |
First published: |
February 2011 |
Authors: |
Justin Taylor
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Dimensions: |
203 x 135 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-188182-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-06-188182-1 |
Barcode: |
9780061881824 |
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