Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! by Agent Sterling Lord Literistic Mark Binelli
The Nic Sacco and Bart Vanzetti of Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! are not exactly the infamous anarchists controversially sentenced to death by the United States government. Instead, in this hilarious first novel, they are silent film stars, slapstick comedians--and this is the story of their rise to fame, from a seedy New York vaudeville club (where they introduce their famous knife-throwing gag) to huge movies and USO tours (where they open, with disastrous results, for Bob Hope). We see them deliberating about who--one will be fat, the other skinny; one will be contemplative, the other impulsive--they should be. But slowly--as slapstick becomes a stand-in for anarchic freedom, as the characters grow out of their on-screen roles, and as their careers decline amidst controversy--the fictional Sacco and Vanzetti begin to merge with their namesakes.
one story on paper, one floating somewhere in the ether of History, both running parallel to each other and both telling us a little something about how stories (both fictional and historical) are made at all' -Beau Golwitzer, Bookslut
Mark Binelli is the author of "Detroit City Is the Place to Be" and the novel "Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die!" as well as a contributing editor at "Rolling Stone" and "Men's Journal". Born and raised in the Detroit area, he lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781564784452 |
| ISBN 10 | 1564784452 |
| Title | Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! |
| Author | Agent Sterling Lord Literistic Mark Binelli |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Year published | 2006-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 353 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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