Homeboy

Morgan, Seth

ISBN 10: 0394575776 / ISBN 13: 9780394575773

Published by Random House Publishing Group, 1990

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 4989357-6

Synopsis:

Even behind bars, Joe Speaker, an addict, is not safe from the killers who want the Jager Moon, a large blue diamond, and who, with the help of corrupt prison guards, are determined to get it back, no matter what the cost

Review: Savagely comic and... brilliant... the picaresque authority of a Joycean Hell s Angel... an unnerving and utterly persuasive rendition of hell. "The New York Times Book Review" There is a dazzling vitality to this first novel. The language is raw; the characters are fresh and outrageous; the style is wicked and impudent... This offbeat novel is outstanding and certain to be talked about. "Library Journal""

"Savagely comic and . . . brilliant . . . the picaresque authority of a Joycean Hell's Angel . . . an unnerving and utterly persuasive rendition of hell." --The New York Times Book Review

"There is a dazzling vitality to this first novel. The language is raw; the characters are fresh and outrageous; the style is wicked and impudent . . . This offbeat novel is outstanding and certain to be talked about." --Library Journal

Bibliographic Details

Title: Homeboy
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st.