| Hidden Place Contributor(s): Shiflett, Shawn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1888451505 ISBN-13: 9781888451504 Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd. OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: "Intriguing and absorbing, story-telling of the highest order."-Irvine Welsh, author of "Trainspotting" "Shiflett resists taming his characters, lets them burn in the brambles, in the heat of Mexico. They grow and they learn. We grow and we learn."-Carolyn Chute, author of "The Beans of Egypt, Maine" "Hidden Place" is a coming-of-age story in which the irreverent voice of "Trainspotting" meets the tropical mystery of "The Beach," Set in Chicago and Mexico, the story focuses on six uncomfortably real characters. On a Mexican beach, a conflict between the local Indians and hippies from the U.S. escalates into a cycle of violence. Shawn Shiflett was born and raised in Chicago. He is a tenured professor in fiction writing at Chicago's Columbia College. He lives in La Grange, Illinois, with his wife and two children. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003109536 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.56" W x 8.26" (0.69 lbs) 285 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Locality - Chicago, Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Intriguing and absorbing, story-telling of the highest order. --Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting Shiflett resists taming his characters, lets them burn in the brambles, in the heat of Mexico. They grow and they learn. We grow and we learn. --Carolyn Chute, author of The Beans of Egypt, Maine Hidden Place is a coming-of-age story in which the irreverent voice of Trainspotting meets the tropical mystery of The Beach. Set in Chicago and Mexico, the story focuses on six uncomfortably real characters. On a Mexican beach, a conflict between the local Indians and hippies from the U.S. escalates into a cycle of violence. Shawn Shiflett was born and raised in Chicago. He is a tenured professor in fiction writing at Chicago's Columbia College. He lives in La Grange, Illinois, with his wife and two children. |
