Sugarless by James Magruder
Things look bad for Rick Lahrem, a high school sophomore in a cookie-cutter Chicago suburb in 1976. His mother's second husband is a licensed psychologist who eats like an ape, his stepsister is a stoner slut, and his father is engaged to a Southern belle. Rick's only solace is his growing collection of original Broadway-cast LPs.
Magruder is a writer of immense gifts, with a voice - smart, playful, lyrical, subtle, unsparing - utterly unlike anyone else's- Tony Kushner, playwright of Angels in America ""Sugarless is the rough chutes and ladders of adolescence against a realistic and hilarious evocation of the 1970s. If you ever wondered what makes boys tick, or you've been in danger of forgetting, this is the book you've been looking for."" - Amy Bloom, author of Away ""A remarkable debut. At once tender and satirical, Magruder illuminates the secret heart of every character, from the sixteen-year-old narrator who worships Broadway show tunes to the Christian girl who wears a live Peruvian cockroach pinned to her blouse."" - Richard McCann, author of Mother of Sorrows
James Magruder is a playwright and award-winning translator who lives in Baltimore. He wrote the book for the Broadway musical Triumph of Love and has published stories in Bloom, Subtropics, and The Gettysburg Review. He teaches at Swarthmore College and the Yale School of Drama. This is his first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780299233808 |
| ISBN 10 | 0299233804 |
| Title | Sugarless |
| Author | James Magruder |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Year published | 2009-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 274 |
| Prizes | Commended for Lambda Literary Awards (Gay Debut Fiction) 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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