From the Pulitzer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos comes a novel about identity, circumstance, and a way in which we all struggle to accept our true selves.
In gritty, clear prose, Dark Dude captures New York City in the 1960s - violent, decaying, slouching away from the American dream - and brings to life a character who has no choice but to head out west in search of something better. But, when Rico and his ex-druggie friend arrive in Wisconsin, they discover that picket-fenced apple-pie people can be just as violent and judgmental as the neighbors they left behind.
No longer an outsider by appearances, Rico is forced to swallow an uncomfortable truth: he is still an outsider.
A Blackstone Audio production.
From the Pulitzer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos comes a novel about identity, circumstance, and a way in which we all struggle to accept our true selves.
In gritty, clear prose, Dark Dude captures New York City in the 1960s - violent, decaying, slouching away from the American dream - and brings to life a character who has no choice but to head out west in search of something better. But, when Rico and his ex-druggie friend arrive in Wisconsin, they discover that picket-fenced apple-pie people can be just as violent and judgmental as the neighbors they left behind.
No longer an outsider by appearances, Rico is forced to swallow an uncomfortable truth: he is still an outsider.
A Blackstone Audio production.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940169902877 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 09/16/2008 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Age Range: | 12 - 17 Years |
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