The Book of Odes (Factory Boy)

The Book of Odes (Factory Boy)

The Book of Odes (Factory Boy)

Mark Vincent Brine

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Editorial:
Brinemark & Bienemann Publishing
Año de edición:
2012
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780615625652
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Nate, a poor boy (living in Cambridge, Mass., during the mid-’60’s’Folk Music Boom’ and the ’Summer of Love’),is working in PrintingFactories, playing his guitar and writing songs.. Dreaming of, one day,growing up to be like his early childhood ’hero’, Hank Williams, Sr. (The’father’ of his dreams!). His poet friend, Willie remains distraught andtotally-obsessed by the pre-mature death of his Mother, only a few yearsearlier.. and the two boys are desperately trying to survive-’emotionally’in all of the negativity and bleakness about them.. supporting eachother’s ’artistic interests’ through-out. But, ultimately, the ’Darkness’wins-out and over-takes the 'Light'.. and tragedy strikes!.. But, in this,it ..only winning ’half the battle’! A ’poesy’-styled, musical andsensitive, ’coming of age’ tale.. Based on a true story!

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