Public Loneliness by Gerald Brennan

Public Loneliness by Gerald Brennan

October, 1967. Yuri Gagarin sits atop a Proton rocket, ready to launch. After several turbulent years in the public eye, he's been chosen in secrecy to captain the Soviet Union's latest space spectacular: the first manned flight around the moon. The second story in the Altered Space series, Public Loneliness is a detailed and imaginative look at a country and a space program with a curious schizophrenia regarding publicity and secrecy. Based on extensive research, it's also a lively and literary story that references familiar classics (like Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea) and forgotten landmarks of Soviet socialist realism, while also touching on universal themes of adventure, alcoholism, heroism and shame. It's a compelling look behind the massive posters at the all-too-real man who led the human race into space.

Brennan, Gerald: - Mr. Brennan earned a B.S. in European History from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University in New York. His writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Newcity, The Good Men Project, and Innerview Magazine; he's also the founder of Tortoise Books, and was a frequent contributor and co-editor at Back to Print and The Deadline. He resides in Chicago. Follow him on Twitter: @jerry_brennan

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ISBN 13	9780998632513
ISBN 10	0998632511
Title	Public Loneliness
Author	Gerald Brennan
Series	Altered Space
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Tortoise Books
Year published	2014-09-11
Number of pages	144
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