Flight Risk by James Nolan

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A page-turning narrative with deep roots and a wide wingspan. James Nolan offers up an intimate portrait both of his insular hometown and his generation's counterculture. Many of these stories are entwined with the commentaries of a wry flâneur, addressing such subjects as the nuances of race in New Orleans, the Disneyfication of the French Quarter, and what it really means to belong.

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Flight Risk by James Nolan

A page-turning narrative with deep roots and a wide wingspan. James Nolan offers up an intimate portrait both of his insular hometown and his generation's counterculture. Many of these stories are entwined with the commentaries of a wry flaneur, addressing such subjects as the nuances of race in New Orleans, the Disneyfication of the French Quarter, and what it really means to belong.
James Nolan, New Orleans, Louisiana, a fifth-generation native, is a widely published fiction writer, poet, essayist, and translator. Recent books include You Don’t Know Me: New and Selected Stories (winner of the 2015 Independent Publishers Gold Medal in Southern Fiction) and the novel Higher Ground (awarded a William Faulkner/Wisdom Gold Medal in the Novel). He has taught at universities in San Francisco, Florida, Barcelona, Madrid, and Beijing, as well as in New Orleans.
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ISBN 13 9781496811271
ISBN 10 1496811275
Title Flight Risk
Author James Nolan
Series Willie Morris Books In Memoir And Biography
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher University Press of Mississippi
Year published 2017-02-28
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.