Jamestown

Matthew Sharpe

ISBN 10: 015603171X / ISBN 13: 9780156031714

Published by Mariner Books May 2008, 2008

About this Item

Signed by Matthew Sharpe on title page; yellowing to book block, else fine.

Seller Inventory # 17684

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jamestown
• Publisher: Mariner Books May 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 015603171X
• ISBN 13: 9780156031714
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Used - Very Good
• Signed: Signed By Author
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

A group of "settlers" (more like survivors) arrive in Virginia from the ravished island of Manhattan, intending to establish an outpost, find oil, and exploit the Indians controlling the area. But nothing goes quite as planned (one settler, for instance, keeps losing body parts). At the heart of the story is Pocahontas, who speaks Valley Girl, Ebonics, Old English, and Algonquin--sometimes all in the same sentence. And she pursues a heated romance with settler Johnny Rolfe via text messaging, instant messaging, and, ultimately, telepathy.

Deadly serious and seriously funny, Matthew Sharpe's fictional retelling of one of America's original myths is a history of violence, a cross-cultural love story, and a tragicomic commentary on America's past and present.

About the Author

MATTHEW SHARPE is the author of the novels The Sleeping Father and Nothing Is Terrible, as well as the short-story collection Stories from the Tube. He teaches creative writing at Wesleyan University. His stories and essays have appeared in Harper's Magazine, Zoetrope, BOMB, McSweeney's, American Letters & Commentary, Southwest Review, and Teachers & Writers. He lives in New York City.