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Let the great world spin : a novel / Colum McCann.
A rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s. A radical young Irish monk struggles with his own demons as he lives among the prostitutes in the middle of the burning Bronx. A group of mothers gather in a Park Avenue apartment to mourn their sons who died in Vietnam, only to discover just how much divides them even in grief. A young artist finds herself at the scene of a hit-and-run that sends her own life careening sideways. A 38-year-old grandmother, turns tricks alongside her teenage daughter, determined not only to take care of her family but to prove her own worth. Weaving together these and other seemingly disparate lives, McCann's allegory comes alive in the voices of the city's people, unexpectedly drawn together by hope, beauty, and the "artistic crime of the century"--a mysterious tightrope walker dancing between the Twin Towers.--From publisher description.
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- ISBN: 9781400063734 (acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 1400063736 (acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: 349 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009.
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| Genre: | Psychological fiction. |
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- 6 of 6 copies available at Sage Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Haines Branch | MCCANN (Colum) (Text) | 37814002307511 | FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Harney County Library | FIC MCCA (Text) | 37720000297879 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Ontario Community Library | MCCANN, COLUM (Text) | 33330004026847 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Pendleton Public Library | F MCCAN (Text) | 37801000251395 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Silver Lake Branch Library | FIC MCCANN (Text) | 37620000669228 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| The Dalles Wasco County Library | MCC (Text) | 33892005168795 | Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
A rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s. A radical young Irish monk struggles with his own demons as he lives among the prostitutes in the middle of the burning Bronx. A group of mothers gather in a Park Avenue apartment to mourn their sons who died in Vietnam, only to discover just how much divides them even in grief. A young artist finds herself at the scene of a hit-and-run that sends her own life careening sideways. A 38-year-old grandmother, turns tricks alongside her teenage daughter, determined not only to take care of her family but to prove her own worth. Weaving together these and other seemingly disparate lives, McCann's allegory comes alive in the voices of the city's people, unexpectedly drawn together by hope, beauty, and the "artistic crime of the century"--a mysterious tightrope walker dancing between the Twin Towers.--From publisher description.
