Oakland, California: [publisher not identified, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. Minor edge wear, chiefly to wrapper corners; else tight, clean a very good to very good(=) thus.. Small octavo in black wraps illus in b&w; 240 pages: illustrations (chiefly color), map; 18 cm. Self-published, self-marketed debut novel about Oakland, California. Includes color artwork by local artists commissioned especially for the book. . Uncommon. Well-written. This copy author-inscribed, signed and noted as "4/100" on title page. A second edition, in red wraps, was later issued in 1,000 copies. "Eastern span is a neo-noir novel set in Oakland, Calif., circa 2013-2014. The story follows Pug, a down-on-his-luck gig economy worker, as he stumbles and bumbles through gentrifying Oakland's bougie cafes, dive-bars-turned-cocktail-joints, and its ever-expanding homeless encampments as he tries to find an old, lost friend. Along the way, our hero Pug stumbles across a housing conspiracy that goes all the way to the top."-rear wrapper.

Embourgeoisement (Urbanisme) -- Californie -- Oakland -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. Gentrification. Novels. Fiction. Novels. Fiction. Romans. Geographic: Oakland (Calif.) -- Fiction. California -- Oakland. Unhoused, Homeless. Homelessness.

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Bookseller: Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 101167
Title: Eastern Span: A Novel
Author: Paulas, Rick
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Minor edge wear, chiefly to wrapper corners; else tight, clean a very good to very good(=) thus.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0578449730
ISBN 13: 9780578449739
Publisher: [publisher not identified
Place of Publication: Oakland, California
Date Published: 2019
Keywords: Gentrification -- California -- Oakland -- Fiction
Bookseller catalogs: Novels;

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