Rock 'n' roll
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Grove Press, [2006].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
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822 STOPP
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Description
Rock ’n’ Roll is an electrifying collision of the romantic and the revolutionary. It is 1968 and the world is ablaze with rebellion, accompanied by a sound track of the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Clutching his prized collection of rock albums, Jan, a Cambridge graduate student, returns to his homeland of Czechoslovakia just as Soviet tanks roll into Prague. When security forces tighten their grip on artistic expression, Jan is inexorably drawn toward a dangerous act of dissent. Back in England, Jan’s volcanic mentor, Max, faces a war of his own as his free-spirited daughter and his cancer-stricken wife attempt to break through his walls of academic and emotional obstinacy. Over the next twenty years of love, espionage, chance, and loss, the extraordinary lives of Jan and Max spin and intersect until an unexpected reunion forces them to see what is truly worth the fight.
More Details
Format
Book
Edition
Revised edition, Broadway edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 119 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780802143075, 0802143075
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll is an electrifying collision of the romantic and the revolutionary. It is 1968 and the world is ablaze with rebellion, accompanied by a sound track of the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Clutching his prized collection of rock albums, Jan, a Cambridge graduate student, returns to his homeland of Czechoslovakia just as Soviet tanks roll into Prague. When security forces tighten their grip on artistic expression, Jan is inexorably drawn toward a dangerous act of dissent. Back in England, Jan's volcanic mentor, Max, faces a war of his own as his free-spirited daughter and his cancer-stricken wife attempt to break through his walls of academic and emotional obstinacy. Over the next twenty years of love, espionage, chance, and loss, the extraordinary lives of Jan and Max spin and intersect until an unexpected reunion forces them to see what is truly worth the fight. Both moving and funny, Stoppard's passionate tour de force explores a world of betrayals and hopes to find something lasting, true, and free underneath."--Publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stoppard, T. (2006). Rock 'n' roll (Revised edition, Broadway edition.). Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stoppard, Tom. 2006. Rock 'n' Roll. New York: Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stoppard, Tom. Rock 'n' Roll New York: Grove Press, 2006.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Stoppard, T. (2006). Rock 'n' roll. Revised edn, Broadway edn. New York: Grove Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stoppard, Tom. Rock 'n' Roll Revised edition, Broadway edition., Grove Press, 2006.
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