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The Flamethrowers, A Novel
by Kushner, Rachel
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, 2013.
8vo. 230 x 155 mm., [9 x 6 inches]. [4], 383, [5] pp. Publisher's red boards, white linen spine, dust jacket. Very good copy.
First edition of Rachel Kushner's second novel, set in New York City and Italy, which explores "the mystique of the feminine, the fake, and the terrorist. At its center is Kushner's brilliantly realized protagonist, a young woman on the verge"
Synopsis
Now in paperback, the New York Times bestseller and most highly acclaimed novel of Spring 2013, the âÈêscintillatingly aliveâÈë (James Wood, The New Yorker ) story of a young artist and the worlds she encounters in New York and Rome in the mid-1970sâÈ'âÈêelectric, addictive, smart, and satisfyingâÈë ( O, The Oprah Magazine ). The year is 1975 and RenoâÈ'so-called because of the place of her birthâÈ'has come to New York intent on turning her fascination with motorcycles and speed into art. Her arrival coincides with an explosion of activity in that worldâÈ'artists have colonized a deserted and industrial SoHo and are blurring the line between life and art. Reno meets a group of dreamers and raconteurs who submit her to a sentimental education of sorts. Ardent, vulnerable, and bold, she begins an affair with an artist named Sandro Valera, the estranged scion of an Italian tire and motorcycle empire. When they visit SandroâÈçs family home in Italy, betrayal sends her reeling into a clandestine undertow. The Flamethrowers is âÈêa high-wire performance worthy of Philippe PetitâÈë ( The Washington Post ), âÈêa brilliant lightning bolt of a novelâÈë (NPR), and an intensely engaging exploration of the mystique of the feminine, the fake, the terrorist. At its center is author Rachel KushnerâÈçs superbly realized protagonist, a young woman on the verge. Thrilling and fearless, this is a major American novel from a writer of spectacular talent and imagination. It âÈêunfolds on a bigger, brighter screen than nearly any recent American novel I can rememberâÈë (Dwight Garner, The New York Times ).
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- De Simone Company, Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1007
- Title
- The Flamethrowers, A Novel
- Author
- Kushner, Rachel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
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About De Simone Company, Booksellers
De Simone Company is presently offering rare books, manuscripts, illustrated books, broadsides, and ephemera documenting American history during the 19th century. We encourage you to visit our website where you will find numerous catalogues listing our offering. Visit www.desimonecompanybooksellers.com.De Simone Company also specializes in early Italian books and manuscripts, mostly in the fields of social science, history, antiquarian bibliography and illustrated books. The Company has a particular interest in books, manuscripts, ephemera printed in, or about, the history of Ferrara, Italy and is always interested in purchasing book on the subject.In January of 2017, Daniel De Simone retired from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D. C as the Eric Weinmann Librarian, where he directed the operations of the Central Library. De Simone came to the Folger from the Library of Congress after serving as the Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division for 14 years.Before his appointment as Rosenwald Curator in 2000, he operated his own New York based bookselling business for 22 years. Since retirement he has begun bookselling once again and is again a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He is also a member of the Grolier Club, NY, the Association Internationale de Bibliophile, Paris, and the Print Council of America.
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