| Little Casino Contributor(s): Sorrentino, Gilbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566891264 ISBN-13: 9781566891264 Publisher: Coffee House Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: In this superb novel composed of fragments of memory, Gilbert Sorrentino captures the unconventional nuances of a conventional world. A masterful collage of events is evocatively chained together by secrets and hidden truths that are almost accidentally revealed. Each episode, affectingly textured with penetrating detail, ferrets out the gristle and unconventional beauty found in the voices of the working-class inhabitants from an irretrievable, golden age Brooklyn. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Noir |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001052943 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.64" W x 8.62" (0.65 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this superb novel composed of fragments of memory, Gilbert Sorrentino captures the unconventional nuances of a conventional world. A masterful collage of events is evocatively chained together by secrets and hidden truths that are almost accidentally revealed. Each episode, affectingly textured with penetrating detail, ferrets out the gristle and unconventional beauty found in the voices of the working-class inhabitants from an irretrievable, golden age Brooklyn. |