The Flamethrowers
of Rachel Kushner
Description
The year is 1975 and Renoâso-called because of the place of her birthâhas come to New York intent on turning her fascination with motorcycles and speed into art. Her arrival coincides with an explosion of activity in the art worldâartists have colonized a deserted and industrial SoHo, are staging actions in the East Village, and are blurring the line between life and art. Reno meets a group of dreamers and raconteurs who submit her to a sentimental education of sorts. Ardent, vulnerable, and bold, she begins an affair with an artist named Sandro Valera, the semi-estranged scion of an Italian tire and motorcycle empire. When they visit Sandroâs family home in Italy, Reno falls in with members of the radical movement that overtook Italy in the seventies. Betrayal sends her reeling into a clandestine undertow. The Flamethrowers is an intensely engaging exploration of the mystique of the feminine, the fake, the terrorist. At its center is Kushnerâs brilliantly realized protagonist, a young woman on the verge. Thrilling and fearless, this is a major American novel from a writer of spectacular talent and imagination.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 383 pages
- Publisher Scribner
- Publication Date April 2nd 2013
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9781439142004
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['SoHo, New York City, New York (United States)', 'East Village, New York City, New York (United States)']
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