God's Pocket by Pete Dexter

God's Pocket by Pete Dexter

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In this striking debut from the author of the National Book Award winner Paris Trout, Pete Dexter chronicles a murder and its consequences in the fictional blue-collar Philadelphia neighborhood of God's Pocket.

Leon Hubbard makes other men nervous, talking to himself or anyone who will listen about the things he's cut with his straight razor. So when he crosses the wrong guy on a South Philly construction site and winds up with his head caved in, everyone is content to bury the bad news with the body. Everyone, that is, except Leon's mother--and a local newspaper columnist hoping the story will resurrect his career. Only a mother could love a man like Leon. But only an outsider could expect to change anything in God's Pocket.

Praise for God's Pocket

Riveting . . . a first-class first novel . . . highlighted by superior writing, dialogue that rings true, and a highly believable background.--Associated Press

God's Pocket sings, snarls, mugs, wisecracks, buys you a drink, steals your wallet, and takes you home to meet the folks.--Richard Price

My own favorite among Mr. Dexter's work remains God's Pocket, which I continue to admire for its rich, well-nigh Dickensian mixture of verisimilitude, real-life absurdity, horror and romance.--Robert Stone, The New York Times Book Review

Rollicking . . . a tough Philadelphia neighborhood comes to life in these pages.--Playboy

SKU	Non disponible
ISBN 13	9780446391405
ISBN 10	0446391409
Titre	God's Pocket
Auteur	Pete Dexter
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Little, Brown & Company
Année de publication	1990-04-01
Nombre de pages	279
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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