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ISBN
1946154040
EAN
9781946154040
Manufacturer
Meerkat Press, LLC
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Meerkat Press, LLC
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Meerkat Press
ISBN-10
1946154040
ISBN-13
9781946154040
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038400194

Product Key Features

Book Title
Smoke City
Number of Pages
330 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / Contemporary, Magical Realism, General, Literary
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Fiction
Author
Keith Rosson
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13.9 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
9.1 in

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Reviews
(5 stars) "[A] story about hope, about love and about the essential decency of people . . . hugely satisfying . . . the literary quality of Keith Rosson's writing is truly remarkable and, at times, quite breathtakingly beautiful.", (4.5 Stars) "Keith Rosson is making a name for himself as a genre-defying author, and this book fits that description. Perhaps magical realism would be the best label for his work. I enjoyed his blend of literary drama and the supernatural, and I'll be looking out for more of his work.", A surreal road novel about misfits on a journey to Southern California . . . An offbeat, strangely satisfying adventure through a land of (literal) ghosts., " Smoke City was a super cool read that worked for me in a fashion similar to JG Ballard (whose work I greatly enjoy). It's a blend of realism and fantasy that flows off the page quite nicely." -- JD Dehart Reading & Lit Resources, (starred review) "A brilliantly haunting tale of forgiveness and redemption even in the face of abject failure . . . Depravity and race meet in a powerful, profound, and lavish banquet for the soul.", (4 stars) "This was one of those books that called to me as soon as I read the blurb. And fortunately, this book was exactly what I was hoping it would be--strange, quirky, and offbeat, but also touching. The characters had depth and unique voices. The writing was rich.", Powell's Books Best Fiction 2018 - "Rosson tackles the big life questions in this book, picking apart themes of purpose, redemption, suffering, forgiveness, addiction, passion, talent, guilt, the unknowable nature of life and death, the ways in which we help each other and the ways in which we hinder, the joy of living and the anticipation of death, and the absolute necessity of an examined life. His talent is staggering, his craft is meticulous, and his story is one of the quirkiest but most heartfelt I have ever read. He will clench your heart and drag you through his landscape of horror and bliss. You'll be so utterly grateful for it.", The way in which the different stories come together to form a cohesive and beautifully absurd plot keeps the reader turning page after page. This was by no means a mystery but I found myself in a state of delightful suspense during many parts of the book. , This book is mad. And I mean that in the best way. I don't think I've read anything this imaginative or unpredictable in a long time., " Smoke City is a distinctive, emotionally rewarding story that moves and entertains. Rosson, whose debut novel, The Mercy of the Tide , netted strong critical reviews, once again shows his talent for creating authentic, sorrowful characters and rich, beautifully wrought prose." --Nicholas Litchfield, Colorado Review https://coloradoreview.colostate.edu, Rosson creates a fantasy where a very real world of human relationships filled with common concerns such as forgiveness or guilt mixes with fantastic elements in a seemingly matter-of-fact way, similar to the slipstream style of writers such as Kelly Link, Ted Chiang, or Jonathan Lethem. Smoke City is an involving and engrossing blend of fantasy and the everyday, and is highly recommended to anyone looking for the sort of book that allow a reader to get lost within its pages., "This book is mad. And I mean that in the best way. I don't think I've read anything this imaginative or unpredictable in a long time." -- Infinite Typewriters, Rosson is a gifted writer. Throughout Smoke City, he maintains distinct narrative voices, incorporating media reports and journal entries to add heft and credibility to a story that in lesser hands might not pack as much punch, or sound remotely feasible. Beyond the stylistic elements, though, what Rosson does here is create a cast of cantankerous, difficult characters--then he brings readers around to liking them., (5 stars) - "Rosson's talent is staggering, his craft is meticulous, and his story is one of the quirkiest, but most heartfelt I have ever read.", Keith Rosson has a remarkable talent. He's created an enjoyable story, an offbeat, occasionally absurd but haunting tale of life, death, heartbreak, and ultimately, redemption--if not in the way expected., "The way in which the different stories come together to form a cohesive and beautifully absurd plot keeps the reader turning page after page. This was by no means a mystery but I found myself in a state of delightful suspense during many parts of the book." -- TRL Reviews, Smoke City was a super cool read that worked for me in a fashion similar to JG Ballard (whose work I greatly enjoy). It's a blend of realism and fantasy that flows off the page quite nicely.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
2019 IPPY Award Silver Medalist 2019 IBPA Ben Franklin Award Silver Medalist Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2018 "Rosson is a talent to be watched." - Jason Heller, NPR Marvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He's compelled to volunteer at the local Children's Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week. Oh, and he's also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Th rage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc's pyre in 1431. He's just seen a woman on a Los Angeles talk show claiming to be Joan, and absolution seems closer than it's ever been . . . but how will he find her? When Marvin heads to Los Angeles to locate the woman who may or may not be Joan, he's picked up hitchhiking by Mike Vale, a self-destructive alcoholic painter traveling to his ex-wife's funeral. As they move through a California landscape populated with "smokes" (ghostly apparitions that've inexplicably begun appearing throughout the southwestern US), each seeks absolution in his own way. In Smoke City , Keith Rosson continues to blur genre and literary fiction in a way that is in turns surprising, heartfelt, brutal, relentlessly inventive, and entirely his own., 2019 IPPY Award Silver Medalist 2019 IBPA Ben Franklin Award Silver Medalist Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2018 "Rosson is a talent to be watched." - Jason Heller, NPR Marvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He's compelled to volunteer at the local Children's Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week. Oh, and he's also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Thérage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc's pyre in 1431. He's just seen a woman on a Los Angeles talk show claiming to be Joan, and absolution seems closer than it's ever been . . . but how will he find her? When Marvin heads to Los Angeles to locate the woman who may or may not be Joan, he's picked up hitchhiking by Mike Vale, a self-destructive alcoholic painter traveling to his ex-wife's funeral. As they move through a California landscape populated with "smokes" (ghostly apparitions that've inexplicably begun appearing throughout the southwestern US), each seeks absolution in his own way. In Smoke City , Keith Rosson continues to blur genre and literary fiction in a way that is in turns surprising, heartfelt, brutal, relentlessly inventive, and entirely his own., 2019 IPPY Award Silver Medalist 2019 IBPA Ben Franklin Award Silver Medalist Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2018 "Rosson is a talent to be watched." - Jason Heller, NPR Marvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He's compelled to volunteer at the local Children's Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week. Oh, and he's also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Thérage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc's pyre in 1431. He's just seen a woman on a Los Angeles talk show claiming to be Joan, and absolution seems closer than it's ever been., Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2018 ""Rosson is a talent to be watched."" - Jason Heller, NPR Marvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He's compelled to volunteer at the local Children's Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week. Oh, and he's also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Thérage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc's pyre in 1431. He's just seen a woman on a Los Angeles talk show claiming to be Joan, and absolution seems closer than it's ever been . . . but how will he find her? When Marvin heads to Los Angeles to locate the woman who may or may not be Joan, he's picked up hitchhiking by Mike Vale, a self-destructive alcoholic painter traveling to his ex-wife's funeral. As they move through a California landscape populated with ""smokes"" (ghostly apparitions that've inexplicably begun appearing throughout the southwestern US), each seeks absolution in his own way. In Smoke City , Keith Rosson continues to blur genre and literary fiction in a way that is in turns surprising, heartfelt, brutal, relentlessly inventive, and entirely his own.
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