TheFlamethrowers
- 作者
- 出版社 RandomHouseUK
- 出版时间 2014年1月 第1版
- ISBN 9780099586982
- 定价 95.70
内容简介
Theyearis1977andReno-socalledbecauseoftheplaceofherbirth-hascometoNewYorkintentonturningherfascinationwithmotorcyclesandspeedintoart.Herarrivalcoincideswithanexplosionofactivityintheartworld-artistshavecolonisedadesertedandindustrialSoHo，aresquattingintheEastVillage，andareblurringthelinebetweenlifeandart.Renomeetsagroupofdreamersandraconteurswhosubmithertoasentimentaleducationofsorts.ShebeginsanaffairwithanartistnamedSandroValera，thesemi-estrangedheirofanItaliantyreandmotorcycleempire.WhentheyvisitSandro'sfamilyhomeinItaly，RenofallsinwithmembersoftheradicalmovementthatovertookItalyin1977.Betrayalsendsherreelingintoaclandestineundertow.TheFlamethrowersisafearlessnovel，anintenselyengagingexplorationofthemystiqueofthefeminine，thefaketheterrorist.InthecentreofitallisKushner'sbrilliantlyrealisedprotagonist，ayoungwomanontheverge.
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