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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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. Synopsis: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. 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". About the AuthorDenis 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. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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