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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
ISBN-10
1593761910
ISBN-13
9781593761912
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63462109
Product Key Features
Book Title
Black Flies : a Novel
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Psychological, Mystery & Detective / General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
7 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-046762
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
A "raw and fascinating" novel based on the author's experiences as a New York City paramedic during the crack epidemic--"Burke is a poet of trauma" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). Black Flies is the story of paramedic Ollie Cross and his first year on the job in mid-'90s Harlem. It is a ground's eye view of life on the streets: the shootouts, the bad cops, the hopeless patients, the dark humor in bizarre circumstances, and one medic's struggle to maintain his desire to help despite his growing callousness. It is the story of lives that hang in the balance, and of a single job with a misdiagnosed newborn that sends Cross and his partner into a life-changing struggle between good and evil. "Although Black Flies is a novel, it contains more reflections of lived experience than some memoirs. . . . Reading this arresting, confrontational book is like reading Dispatches , Michael Herr's indelible account of his years as a reporter in Vietnam." -- The New York Times Book Review, Novelist Shannon Burke earned stunning reviews for his debut book, "Safelight," and now he returns with the same minimalist intensity in this arresting follow-up. "Black Flies" is the story of paramedic Ollie Cross and his first year on the job in mid-'90s New York. It is a ground's eye view of life on the streets: the shoot-outs, the bad cops, unhinged medics, the hopeless patients, the dark humor in bizarre circumstances, and one medic's struggle to balance his desire to help against his own growing callousness. It is the story of lives that hang in the balance, and of a single job with a misdiagnosed newborn that sends Cross and his partner into a life-changing struggle between good and evil., Novelist Shannon Burke earned stunning reviews for his debut book, Safelight , and now he returns with the same minimalist intensity in this arresting follow-up. Black Flies is the story of paramedic Ollie Cross and his first year on the job in mid-'90s New York. It is a ground's eye view of life on the streets: the shoot-outs, the bad cops, unhinged medics, the hopeless patients, the dark humor in bizarre circumstances, and one medic's struggle to balance his desire to help against his own growing callousness. It is the story of lives that hang in the balance, and of a single job with a misdiagnosed newborn that sends Cross and his partner into a life-changing struggle between good and evil.
LC Classification Number
PS3602.U7555B63 2008
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- j***s (1096)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseJust as described, great condition, great packaging, good price, thanks so much, oh & I think you gave me the wrong tracking number, as this just came today July 28th, the one I got came last week in another part of NY, thanks though, A+++ Seller :)
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