Hoke Henry
Hoke Henry - Open Throat A Novel - Hardcover
Hoke Henry - Open Throat A Novel - Hardcover
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Description: Finalist for the PEN/ Faulkner Award the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize and the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction. One of the Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023. One of The New York Times 10 Best California Books of 2023. Longlisted for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award. Open Throat is what fiction should be. The New York Times Book Review A lonely lovable queer mountain lion narrates this star - making fever dream of a novel. A queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought - devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Lonely and fascinated by humanity's foibles the lion spends their days protecting a nearby homeless encampment observing hikers complain about their trauma and in quiet moments grappling with the complexities of their gender identity memories of a vicious father and the indignities of sentience. When a man - made fire engulfs the encampment the lion is forced from the hills down into the city the hikers call ellay. As the lion confronts a carousel of temptations and threats they take us on a tour that spans the cruel inequalities of Los Angeles and the toll of climate grief. But even when salvation finally seems within reach they are forced to face down the ultimate question: Do they want to eat a person or become one? Henry Hoke's Open Throat is a marvel of storytelling a universal journey through a wondrous and menacing world recounted by a lovable mountain lion. Feral and vulnerable profound and playful Open Throat is a star - making novel that brings the mythic to life.
Title: Open Throat A Novel
Author(s): Hoke Henry
Publisher: Farrar Straus And Giroux
Barcode: 9780374609870
Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 6/6/2023
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Description: Finalist for the PEN/ Faulkner Award the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize and the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction. One of the Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023. One of The New York Times 10 Best California Books of 2023. Longlisted for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award. Open Throat is what fiction should be. The New York Times Book Review A lonely lovable queer mountain lion narrates this star - making fever dream of a novel. A queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought - devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Lonely and fascinated by humanity's foibles the lion spends their days protecting a nearby homeless encampment observing hikers complain about their trauma and in quiet moments grappling with the complexities of their gender identity memories of a vicious father and the indignities of sentience. When a man - made fire engulfs the encampment the lion is forced from the hills down into the city the hikers call ellay. As the lion confronts a carousel of temptations and threats they take us on a tour that spans the cruel inequalities of Los Angeles and the toll of climate grief. But even when salvation finally seems within reach they are forced to face down the ultimate question: Do they want to eat a person or become one? Henry Hoke's Open Throat is a marvel of storytelling a universal journey through a wondrous and menacing world recounted by a lovable mountain lion. Feral and vulnerable profound and playful Open Throat is a star - making novel that brings the mythic to life.
Title: Open Throat A Novel
Author(s): Hoke Henry
Publisher: Farrar Straus And Giroux
Barcode: 9780374609870
Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 6/6/2023
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction
