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Fiskadoro

by Denis Johnson

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ISBN13: 9780060976095
ISBN10: 0060976098
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Publisher Comments:

Hailed by the New York Timesas "wildly ambitious" and "the sort of book that a young Herman Melville might have written had he lived today and studied such disparate works as the Bible, 'The Wasteland,' Fahrenheit 451,and Dog Soldiers,screened Star Warsand Apocalypse Nowseveral times, dropped a lot of acid and listened to hours of Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones," Fiskadorois a stunning novel of an all-too-possible tomorrow. Deeply moving and provacative, Fiskadorobrilliantly presents the sweeping and heartbreaking tale of the survivors of a devastating nuclear war and their attempts to breaking tale of the survivors of a devastating nuclear war and their attempts to salvage remnants of the old world and rebuild their culture.

Review:

"A leap of the imagination. . . stunningly delivered." (-- Los Angeles Times Book Review)

Synopsis:

One of Johnson's most celebrated novels, this horrifying yet touching vision of a nuclear-age America was hailed the New York Times as "wildly ambitious".

Synopsis:

Hailed by the "New York Times" as "wildly ambitious" and "the sort of book that a young Herman Melville might have written had he lived today and studied such disparate works as the Bible, 'The Wasteland, ' "Fahrenheit 451," and "Dog Soldiers," screened "Star Wars" and "Apocalypse Now" several times, dropped a lot of acid and listened to hours of Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones," "Fiskadoro" is a stunning novel of an all-too-possible tomorrow. Deeply moving and provacative, "Fiskadoro" brilliantly presents the sweeping and heartbreaking tale of the survivors of a devastating nuclear war and their attempts to breaking tale of the survivors of a devastating nuclear war and their attempts to salvage remnants of the old world and rebuild their culture.

About the Author

Denis Johnson is the author of The Name of the World, Already Dead, Jesus' Son, Resuscitation of a Hanged Man, Fiskadoro, The Stars at Noon, and Angels. His poetry has been collected in the volume The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly. He is the recipient of a Lannan Fellowship and a Whiting Writer's Award, among many other honors for his work. He lives in northern Idaho.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780060976095
Author:
Johnson, Denis
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Fantastic fiction
Subject:
Single Author *
Subject:
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Subject:
Allegories
Subject:
United States Social life and customs Fiction.
Subject:
General Fiction
Edition Description:
1st HarperPerennial ed.
Series Volume:
UR-072
Publication Date:
May 1995
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
7.94x5.25x.58 in. .50 lbs.

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