Riding Toward Everywhere [Lingua Inglese] - Hardcover

Vollmann, William T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061256757 ISBN 13: 9780061256752

Publisher: Ecco Pr, 2008

Synopsis

The author of Poor People recounts his train-hopping adventures at the side of fellow accomplice Steve and other underground stowaways, journeys during which he observed the wild scenery of the American West from a grainer platform. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

Recensione:

“A writer whose books tower over the work of his contemporaries.” (Washington Post Book World)

“A monster; monster talent, ambition, and accomplishment.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Intrepid journalist and novelist William T. Vollman’s colossal body of work stands unsurpassed for its range, moral imperative, and artistry.” (Booklist)

“An immense literary talent.” (New York Times)

L'autore:

William T. Vollmann is the author of seven novels, three collections of stories, and a seven-volume critique of violence, Rising Up and Rising Down. He is also the author of Poor People, a worldwide examination of poverty through the eyes of the impoverished themselves; Riding Toward Everywhere, an examination of the train-hopping hobo lifestyle; and Imperial, a panoramic look at one of the poorest areas in America. He has won the PEN Center USA West Award for Fiction, a Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize and a Whiting Writers' Award. His journalism and fiction have been published in The New Yorker, Esquire, Spin and Granta. Vollmann lives in Sacramento, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ecco Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061256757
• ISBN 13: 9780061256752
• Binding: Copertina rigida
• Number of pages: 206