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| Date Created: | 2010-09-08 |
| Date Modified: | 2010-09-08 |
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| Author: | T. C. Boyle |
| Binding: | Hardback |
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| Amazon Link: | Buy from Amazon.com |
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| Publisher: | The Viking Press |
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| Edition: | 1st |
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| Publication Year: | 1990 |
| ISBN#: | 0-670-83220-0 |
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| Pages: | 364 |
| Language: | English |
Comments
A young Japanese seaman jumps ship off the coast of Georgia and washes ashore on a barrier island inhabited by a strange mix of rednecks, descendents of slaves, genteel retired people, and a colony of artists. The result is a sexy, savagely hilarious tragicomedy of thwarted expectations, mistaken identity, love, jealousy and betrayal. "An absolutely stunning work, full of brilliant cross-cultural insights."--The New York Times Book Review.