Tuesday Nights in 1980

ISBN-13: 9780241974490 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 336 str.

Prentiss, Molly

Opis

Raul, an Argentinian painter has just caught the eye of the city's most infamous critic James who has just been struck by writer's block. Young and beautiful Lucy from small-town Idaho will become first Raul's lover and then James's. This electrifying debut captures the energy and spontaneity of the 1980s NY downtown scene - it's a celebration of the power of art and a love letter to New York.

Recenzje

Publisher's description. Three lives collide in 1980s downtown New York: Argentinian painter Raul, infamous art critic James, and daisy-fresh young wanderer Lucy, a muse looking for her artist. This is a love letter to New York and the people who embodied the city's vital, messy, living spirit. Penguin

O autorze

Molly Prentiss grew up in a commune in Santa Cruz, California. Hamish Hamilton published her debut novel, Tuesday Nights in 1980. She has a MFA in Creative Writing from the California College of the Arts, was a Writer in Residence at Workspace at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and at the Blue Mountain Center, and was chosen as an Emerging Writer Fellow by the Aspen Writers Foundation. She is also a contributor to various literary publications. Molly Prentiss lives in Brooklyn, New York.