American Weather
$27.96
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2012
Summary
A remorselessly funny and savage take-down of modern America by an abundantly talented new writer.
Meet Jim Haskin. He’s forty years old. He’s worth around thirty-five million. He runs his own San Francisco ad firm, American Weather. AmWe’s image is green and forward-looking: if your product is upcycled, or hydro or vegan, they’ll make you an ad. However, behind the scenes, Jim supports the old captains of American industry: bleach, beer, guns.
One day Jim is asked to come up …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099542223 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099542226 |
| Author: | Charles McLeod |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 217g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
A strident satire on the American-dream-turned-nightmare… The writing is sharp and clever
A strident satire on the American-dream-turned-nightmare… The writing is sharp and clever * Guardian *
Charles McLeod’s writing is very special…crisp and rhythmical, sometimes almost poetic… Bright and sparky – William Leith * Evening Standard *
A strong, original voice and sharp wit * Irish Examiner *
Raucous, so original… Stunningly good writing… Scorching humour – Eleanor Henderson, author of ‘Ten Thousand Saints’
This is a wonderfully wicked book that has the potential to impress or offend, depending on your sensibilities. It’s like nothing else I’ve read this year, and Jim is such a hideously lovable rogue that even with all his bad behaviour, I couldn’t help but think he’d be a great person to have in your circle of friends * Bookbag *
A solid debut by an author with a strong, original voice and sharp wit * Yorkshire Evening Post *
Charles McLeod
Charles McLeod’s fiction has appeared in publications including Conjunctions, DOSSIER, Five Chapters, The Gettysburg Review, The Iowa Review, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, and on Salon. A Hoyns Fellow at the University of Virginia, he has also received fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and San Jose State University, where he was a Steinbeck Fellow.
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