FRIDAYS AT ENRICO'S. A Novel
by Carpenter, Don (Finished by Jonathan Lethem)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in dust jacket
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley: Counterpoint, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in dust jacket. Don Carpenter was one of the finest novelists in the West. His first novel, A Hard Rain Falling, published in 1966, has been championed by Richard Price, and George Pelecanos called it "a masterpiece . . . the definitive juvenile-delinquency novel and a damning indictment of our criminal justice system." His novel A Couple of Comedians is thought by some the best novel about Hollywood ever written. Fridays at Enrico's is the story of four writers living in Northern California and Portland during the early, heady days of the Beat scene, a time of youth and opportunity. This story mixes the excitement of beginning with the melancholy of ambition, often thwarted and never satisfied. Loss of innocence is only the first price you pay. These are people, men and women, tender with expectation, at risk and in love. Carpenter also carefully draws a portrait of these two remarkable places, San Francisco and Portland, in the '50s and early '60s, when writers and bohemians were busy creating the groundwork for what came to be the counterculture. 326 pages, 1950s, 1960s.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15143
- Title
- FRIDAYS AT ENRICO'S. A Novel
- Author
- Carpenter, Don (Finished by Jonathan Lethem)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- a novel, the American West, Northern California, Portland, Jonathan Lethem, counterculture
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
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Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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