Lord of misrule : a novel / by Jaimy Gordon.
Lord of misrule : a novel / by Jaimy Gordon.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Kingston, N.Y. : McPherson & Co., c2010.
Call Numbers
N813.54/1088
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Language
English
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Physical content
294 p. ; 23 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Kingston, N.Y. : McPherson & Co., c2010.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2010.
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Summary
At the rock-bottom end of the sport of kings sits the ruthless and often violent world of cheap horse racing, where trainers and jockeys, grooms and hotwalkers, loan sharks and touts all struggle to take an edge, or prove their luck, or just survive. Equal parts Nathanael West, Damon Runyon and Eudora Welty, Lord of Misrule follows five characters,...
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Full title
Lord of misrule : a novel / by Jaimy Gordon.
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Awards
2010 National Book Award for Fiction.
Date Copyright
c2010.
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Call Numbers
N813.54/1088
Record Identifier
74VvDOJlba8b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvDOJlba8b
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ISBN
0929701836 (alk. paper)
9780929701837 (alk. paper)
DDC
813.54
MMS ID
991004900919702626
