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Jed Horne, retired city editor of the New Orleans Times-Picayune and author of Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
". . . Flight Risk chronicles my generation and graces New Orleans with one of its most enduring literary portraits. Best of all, this memoir provides the reader with a powerful tool for forgiveness between the generations.
Andrei Codrescu, NPR commentator and author of The Art of Forgetting
"James Nolan s memoir is vivid, entertaining, and utterly memorable, one of the most enjoyable reads that has come my way for a very long time. The picture he paints of the city he inhabits is unforgettable. New Orleans is fortunate indeed to have such a magnificent writer to record its fragile and extraordinary culture.
Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency novels
"--Andrei Codrescu, NPR commentator and author of The Art of Forgetting
-Flight Risk is more than memoir. It's a turbulent ride. More than the maturing of a generation, this is the tale of a life written in the language of longing and belonging. And James Nolan, New Orleanian to the core, masters the necessary acts of translation between the two.-
--Brenda Marie Osbey, Louisiana Poet Laureate Emerita and author of All Souls: Essential Poems
"Nolan's prose is rhythmic, poetic, and a joy to read. It is often poignant, but never sentimental, and is frequently humorous. It is also honest. The author remembers the segregated South, the AIDS epidemic, past lovers alive and dead, and a culture that once cared for its elders at home. How bad is this boy who came home to New Orleans to roost? Readers who participate in James Nolan's journey will find out. And they will enjoy the trip."
--The Advocate
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. A page-turning narrative with deep roots and a wide wingspan. James Nolan offers up an intimate portrait both of his insular hometown and his generation's counterculture. Many of these stories are entwined with the commentaries of a wry flaneur, addressing such subjects as the nuances of race in New Orleans, the Disneyfication of the French Quarter, and what it really means to belong. Seller Inventory # B9781496811271
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Book Description HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # CA-9781496811271