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American Skin

by Don De Grazia

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ISBN13: 9780684862224
ISBN10: 0684862220
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American Skin was first published in the United Kingdom to resounding acclaim after the author used his last seventy-five dollars to make an unsolicited submission to the publisher of the Scottish beats, whose work he admired. It is a timeless story about a young man's coming-of-age as well as a stunning portrait of the class and racial tensions that pervade our society.

Alex Verdi is on the lam, fleeing from the police who have arrested his parents on drug charges and want him for questioning. Traveling to Chicago, he joins a multiracial group of anti-Nazi skinheads and embarks on an odyssey that takes him from the city's embattled streets to an Army boot camp to Northwestern's plush campus, and finally lands him amid the horrors of maximum-security prison.

In this intense and gripping debut, Don De Grazia confirms his stature as a young writer of uncommon seriousness and consummate artistry.

About the Author

Don De Grazia, a former factory worker, bouncer and soldier, is a professor of Creative Writing at Columbia College in Chicago and the editor of F Literary Magazine, a journal devoted to new fiction. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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Ivy, August 29, 2006 (view all comments by Ivy)
This is an interesting book about a kid's adventures through the world of racist and non-racist Chicago skins. Well written, good story, a little sketchy near the end.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780684862224
Author:
de Grazia, Don
Publisher:
Touchstone Books
Author:
de Grazia, Don
Author:
Don De Grazia
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Chicago
Subject:
Young men
Subject:
Men's Adventure
Subject:
Fugitives from justice
Subject:
Skinheads
Subject:
Bildungsromane.
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
1
Publication Date:
April 2000
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8 x 5.25 in 12.635 oz

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