The Flamethrowers
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“Superb…Scintillatingly alive…A pure explosion of now.”—The New Yorker
Reno, so-called because of the place of her birth, comes to New York intent on turning her fascination with motorcycles and speed into art. Her arrival coincides with an explosion of activity—artists colonize a deserted and industrial SoHo, stage actions in the East Village, blur the line between life and art. Reno is submitted to a sentimental education of sorts—by dreamers, poseurs, and raconteurs in New York and by radicals in Italy, where she goes with her lover to meet his estranged and formidable family. Ardent, vulnerable, and bold, Reno is a fiercely memorable observer, superbly realized by Rachel Kushner.
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Brilliant
Cool, prosaisch, schnell. Ein fabelhaftes Buch. Die Haupthandlung spielt in den 70er Jahren. Reno zieht nach NYC, um Kontakte in die Kunstwelt zu knüpfen. Sie lernt Giddle kennen, und Thurman und Nadine und Ronnie......Und schließlich Sandro Valera, Sohn einer italienischen Motorrad Dynastie und selbst Künstler. Als sie für ein Projekt nach Italien fliegen gerät Renos Welt aus den Fugen.
Description
“Superb…Scintillatingly alive…A pure explosion of now.”—The New Yorker
Reno, so-called because of the place of her birth, comes to New York intent on turning her fascination with motorcycles and speed into art. Her arrival coincides with an explosion of activity—artists colonize a deserted and industrial SoHo, stage actions in the East Village, blur the line between life and art. Reno is submitted to a sentimental education of sorts—by dreamers, poseurs, and raconteurs in New York and by radicals in Italy, where she goes with her lover to meet his estranged and formidable family. Ardent, vulnerable, and bold, Reno is a fiercely memorable observer, superbly realized by Rachel Kushner.
Book Information
Posts
Brilliant
Cool, prosaisch, schnell. Ein fabelhaftes Buch. Die Haupthandlung spielt in den 70er Jahren. Reno zieht nach NYC, um Kontakte in die Kunstwelt zu knüpfen. Sie lernt Giddle kennen, und Thurman und Nadine und Ronnie......Und schließlich Sandro Valera, Sohn einer italienischen Motorrad Dynastie und selbst Künstler. Als sie für ein Projekt nach Italien fliegen gerät Renos Welt aus den Fugen.