The Minor Outsider by Ted Mcdermott

The Minor Outsider by Ted Mcdermott

A love story for the VICE generation

McDermott writes about academia and small-town America with an enjoyable mix of cynicism and affection.. a hip, touching and thoroughly readable story that presents young adulthood as a frustrating, alien place Guardian McDermott is sharp on the indulgences of the creative set and, above all, portraying the life of many young men - drifting, hard to reach, doomed to try to make sense of a world that resists all explanation and interpretation Financial Times There is a Russian-roulette effect to the storytelling that will keep readers turning the page... impressive, focusing on life's contradictions and absurdities Irish Times Vivid, fast-paced prose... a fresh, spirited debut set against a stunning backdrop Big Issue in the North Quite brilliant. An honest unflinching account of a man and his frailties Irish Examiner Marks the emergence of a formidable talent... [Ted McDermott] demonstrates a vision that leaves the reader eager for more The Lady Wry, sharp-eyed, fresh as mountain air -- Jonathan Trigell, author of Boy A and Genus A major debut. McDermott's witty and stirring love story tracks so many of the wonderful ways we doom our happiness. It's thrillingly sad! And quite funny Sam Lipsyte A round of applause for Ted McDermott, please. He's earned it. The Minor Outsider is a spirited, audacious, and drolly funny debut novel -- Patrick deWitt The Minor Outsider may be a first novel, but there's a lifetime of observation behind it... as humane a new book as I've read in a long, long time -- Peter Orner, author of 'Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge' A surprising, smart, and memorable novel Publishers Weekly

Ted McDermott was born in Delaware in 1982, grew up in South Carolina, and now lives with his wife in Philadelphia. He has worked as a cook, a mover, a baker, a college instructor, an encyclopedist and a reporter for an alternative weekly. His fiction and non-fiction have appeared in VICE, Believer, Portland Review, Minus Times and elsewhere. In 2009, he was nominated for The Essay Prize. The Minor Outsider is his first novel.

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ISBN 13	9780992918279
ISBN 10	0992918278
Titel	The Minor Outsider
Autor	Ted Mcdermott
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Pushkin Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2016-04-07
Seitenanzahl	224
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