National Treasures
$31.67
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
16 January 2013
Summary
A powerful and poignant portrait of the America we don’t usually see - sharp, poetic and brilliantly written.
A man puts pieces of his life up for auction. An antique chess set played with a troubled brother (\(99.99), number plates from a crashed stolen car (\)20), Chuck Taylor trainers worn in a riot in Seattle ($8.99). Along with a short description, he tells their stories, how they fit into the tapestry of his life.
In National Treasures, men and women measure out…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099542230 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099542234 |
| Author: | Charles McLeod |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 16 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 197g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 17mm |
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well-researched
A portrait of America in all its breadth, across regions, classes, races, religions. Charles McLeod knows the whole country through its ill-fitting parts and people. All through this book, there are moments of wild candor and insight that crack the surface of daily life – Salvatore Scibona, author of The End
Charles McLeod’s writing is very special – crisp and rhythmical, sometimes almost poetic – William Leith * Evening Standard *
well-researched – Christena Appleyard * Daily Mail *
About The Author
Charles McLeod
Charles McLeod’s fiction has appeared in publications including Conjunctions, DOSSIER, Five Chapters, The Gettysburg Review, The Iowa Review, The Pushcart Prize- Best of the Small Presses, and on Salon; he is also the author of the novel American Weather. A Hoyns Fellow at the University of Virginia, he has also received fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and San Jose State University, where he was a Steinbeck Fellow.
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