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The long take ; or, a way to lose more slowly  Cover Image Book Book

The long take ; or, a way to lose more slowly / Robin Robertson.

Summary:

A Canadian veteran of D-Day travels through New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, struggling with his memories of the war and experiencing firsthand America's postwar social and racial divisions. The story is told in verse and illustrations -- adapted from cover description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525655213
  • ISBN: 0525655212
  • Physical Description: 237 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, London, in 2018.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-236).
Formatted Contents Note:
1946 -- 1948 -- 1951 -- 1953 -- Credits.
Awards Note:
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, 2018.
Subject: Novels in verse.
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Fiction.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Fiction.
Film noir > Fiction.
Journalists > Fiction.
City and town life > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social conditions > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations > Fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Buildings, structures, etc. > Fiction.
United States > Social conditions > 1945- > Fiction.


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