Author: | Jim Christy | ISBN: | 9781926802169 |
Publisher: | Quattro Books | Publication: | April 1, 2010 |
Imprint: | Quattro Books | Language: | English |
Author: | Jim Christy |
ISBN: | 9781926802169 |
Publisher: | Quattro Books |
Publication: | April 1, 2010 |
Imprint: | Quattro Books |
Language: | English |
Real Gone turns the myth of the Sixties on its head. The protagonist may be a peripatetic young man on an intense search but he knows that the gaff is in. There are sex and drugs, of course, and politics, even a little rock and roll. There is also Rhythm and Blues, and jail and murder; some famous people have walk-on parts but they are no match for a wild assortment of obscure rounders, radicals and roustabouts. Set in 1967-1968, the novella records the very moment that an empire reached its peak and started its decline.
Real Gone turns the myth of the Sixties on its head. The protagonist may be a peripatetic young man on an intense search but he knows that the gaff is in. There are sex and drugs, of course, and politics, even a little rock and roll. There is also Rhythm and Blues, and jail and murder; some famous people have walk-on parts but they are no match for a wild assortment of obscure rounders, radicals and roustabouts. Set in 1967-1968, the novella records the very moment that an empire reached its peak and started its decline.