Night of the Short Eyes
A Novel
$30.67
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2023
Summary
San Francisco is on the verge of collapse in this gritty, grimy noir set in a near-future that gets closer every second. Former San Francisco Literary Laureate Peter Plate, who taught himself to write fiction during eight years squatting in abandoned buildings, delivers a fast-paced dystopian and speculative novel. This is the latest in a hardboiled writing career that spans the era of out-of-control gentrification in the Bay Area.
California is on fire. Everyone has the virus. Sinist…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781644213148 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1644213141 |
| Author: | Peter Plate |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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“A spectacular glimpse into the underbelly of San Francisco. Peter Plate writes with passion and grit about the death of the American city and its lost dream of paradise.” —Jerome Charyn, author of Big Red
About The Author
Peter Plate
PETER PLATE taught himself to write fiction while squatting in abandoned buildings. He is the author of many books, including the novels Police and Thieves, Angels of Catastrophe, Elegy Written on a Crowded Street, Soon the Rest Will Fall, and Dirty in Cashmere, all published by Seven Stories Press. In 2004 Plate was named a Literary Laureate of San Francisco, where he lives.
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