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The Heart of the World
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The Heart of the World Paperback - 1993

by Cohn, Nik

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Strippers and stockbrokers, pickpockets and bureaucrats, transvestites and pseudo-prophets--these are just a few of the real people readers will encounter in Cohn's lyrical and sinister journey that reaches beyond the streets of New York to document the ever-evolving cross-section that makes up America.

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  • Title The Heart of the World
  • Author Cohn, Nik
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Printing
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 380
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1993-03-02
  • Features Bibliography
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 44922061-75
  • ISBN 9780679744375 / 0679744371
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.66 x 6.26 x 0.84 in (22.00 x 15.90 x 2.13 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Locality: New York, N.Y.
  • Library of Congress subjects New York (N.Y.), New York (N.Y.) - Social conditions
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 92056357
  • Dewey Decimal Code 974.71

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Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 02/22/1993, Page 0

About the author

Nik Cohn was brought up in Derry, Northern Ireland. His books include I Am Still the Greatest Says Johnny Angelo, Ball the Wall, The Heart of the World, and, most recently, Triksta. He also wrote the story that gave rise to Saturday Night Fever and collaborated on Rock Dreams with the artist Guy Peellaert. He lives in Shelter Island, New York, and Ardara, County Donegal.