Assault on Tony's Contributor(s): O'Brien, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802135420 ISBN-13: 9780802135421 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1997 Annotation: In this grim and darkly humorous novel, social alliances are forged and challenged as each member of a macabre party barricaded in a bar while a race riot rages outside ignores his fears in favor of keeping his tumbler filled to the brim. As the liquor supply starts to dwindle, the novel reaches dramatic intensity, exposing the highs and lows of the human spirit. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | City Life - Fiction | Humorous - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.58" W x 8.28" (0.57 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Assault on Tony's is an unapologetic, unsentimental, and at times exuberant examination of the joys and sorrows of intoxication, combining the inimitable unflinching eye and grim wit of John O'Brien, author of Leaving Las Vegas. Barricaded in a bar called Tony's while a riot rages outside, the characters that people The Assault on Tony's are united by their desire to drink to the end, no matter what the consequences. In this stark and darkly humorous novel, social alliances are forged and challenged as each member of this macabre party ignores his fears in favor of keeping his tumbler full to the brim. As time goes on and the liquor supply starts to dwindle, the novel reaches a gritty intensity as it exposes the highs and lows of the human spirit. |