Spy of the first person
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
82 pages ; 19 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
Fiction Shepard, S
3 available
Fiction Shepard, S
3 available
Oliver La Farge - Adult
Fiction Shepard, S
1 available
Fiction Shepard, S
1 available
Southside - Adult
Fiction Shepard, S
1 available
Fiction Shepard, S
1 available
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Main Library - Adult | Fiction Shepard, S | On Shelf |
Main Library - Adult | Fiction Shepard, S | On Shelf |
Oliver La Farge - Adult | Fiction Shepard, S | On Shelf |
Southside - Adult | Fiction Shepard, S | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book."
Description
In searing, beautiful prose, Sam Shepard's extraordinary narrative leaps off the page with its immediacy and power. It tells in a brilliant braid of voices the story of an unnamed narrator who traces, before our rapt eyes, his memories of work, adventure, and travel as he undergoes medical tests and treatments for a condition that is rendering him more and more dependent on the loved ones who are caring for him. The narrator's memories and preoccupations often echo those of our current moment -- for here are stories of immigration and community, inclusion and exclusion, suspicion and trust. But at the book's core, and his, is family -- his relationships with those he loved, and with the natural world around him. Vivid, haunting, and deeply moving, Spy of the First Person takes us from the sculpted gardens of a renowned clinic in Arizona to the blue waters surrounding Alcatraz, from a New Mexico border town to a condemned building on New York City's Avenue C. It is an unflinching expression of the vulnerabilities that make us human -- and an unbound celebration of family and life.
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