This extraordinary work that was met with both critical and popular acclaim in hardcover reads like a frightening, resonant nineties version of Jack Kerouac's "On The Road." Author Stephen Wright transports readers from the claustrophobia of the suburbs to the freedom of the open road and the pursuit of the American dream--or nightmare--in this remarkable novel that reveals the darkest side of our civilized society. It begins with the story of Wylie Jones, a nice man who walks out of a backyard barbecue and embarks on a ...
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This extraordinary work that was met with both critical and popular acclaim in hardcover reads like a frightening, resonant nineties version of Jack Kerouac's "On The Road." Author Stephen Wright transports readers from the claustrophobia of the suburbs to the freedom of the open road and the pursuit of the American dream--or nightmare--in this remarkable novel that reveals the darkest side of our civilized society. It begins with the story of Wylie Jones, a nice man who walks out of a backyard barbecue and embarks on a postmodern adventure of disturbing proportions. Stealing his neighbor's Ford Galaxy 500, he traverses a country filled with unexpected turmoil--where crackheads lurk in the suburbs, a lesbian couple run a Las Vegas wedding chapel, and a fabulous L.A. dinner party is blown to bits. By turns scathing and hilarious, outrageous and on-target "Going Native" is the story of one man's odyssey into the heart of darkness at the center of contemporary American life. "A chilling and often brilliant novel."-- "The New York Times" "An impressive literary performance, and Mr. Wright has more than confirmed the sense that he is a most distinguished literary performer."-- "The Wall Street Journal" "Bursts with originality."-- "The New York Times Book Review" "Ravishing... triumphant."-- "The New Yorker" "An astonishing novel."--Toni Morrison
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Add this copy of Going Native to cart. $2.35, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Farrar Straus Giroux.
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Add this copy of Going Native to cart. $2.35, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Farrar Straus Giroux.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; Uncorrected Proof with shelf wear to binding. Book review taped on front cover. Light wear on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked.
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Very Good. Size: 100x16x152; Going Native is Stephen Wright's darkly comic take on the road novel, in which one man's headlong escape from the American Dream becomes everybody's worst nightmare. Wylie Jones is set: lovely wife, beautiful kids, barbecues in the backyard of his tastefully decorated suburban Chicago house with good friends. Set, but not satisfied. So one night he just walks out, gets behind the wheel of a neighbor's emerald-green Galaxy 500, and drives off into some other life, his name changed, his personality malleable. In Wright's inimitable narrative, we're taken on a joy ride to hell, a rollercoaster of sex and violence and the peculiar mix of the two that is our society today. Author Stephen Wright transports readers from the claustrophobia of the suburbs to the freedom of the open road and the pursuit of the American dream--or nightmare--in this remarkable novel that reveals the darkest side of our civilized society. A chilling and often brilliant novel. --The New York Times.
