The lucky star
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Viking, [2020].
Status
Aurora Hills - Adult Fiction
F VOLLM
1 available
F VOLLM
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Published
New York : Viking, [2020].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
655 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
In such earlier works of fiction as The Rainbow Stories and The Royal Family, William T. Vollmann wrote of pimps, prostitutes, addicts and homeless dreamers in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this new novel, Vollmann returns there with a story that centers around a woman with magical powers whom everyone loves, and who has to love them all back. After being initiated into a coven of island witches, Neva begins to fulfill her fate in a Tenderloin dive bar. Her worshippers include Richard, the introverted, alcoholic, occasionally omniscient narrator; a profane, aggressive transgender sex worker named Shantelle; the brisk but motherly barmaid Francine; and the former Frank, who has renamed herself after her idol Judy Garland. When Judy starts to love Neva too much, Judy's retired policeman boyfriend embarks on a mission of exposure and destruction. Crafted out of language by turns spiritual and sexually graphic, The Lucky Star aches with compassion as it explores celebrity culture, gender identity, incest, Christian sacrifice and, most of all, the quotidian and sometimes faltering heroism of marginalized people who in the face of humiliation and outright violence seek to love in their own way, and stand up for who they are. -- from Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vollmann, W. T. (2020). The lucky star . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vollmann, William T.. 2020. The Lucky Star. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vollmann, William T.. The Lucky Star Viking, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vollmann, William T.. The Lucky Star Viking, 2020.
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