Loon Lake
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light Foxing on block
A haunting, fragmented journey through the American nightmare, where the lines between the hobo and the tycoon begin to blur. Set against the stark, desperate landscape of the Great Depression, Loon Lake is a kaleidoscopic reimagining of the American dream. The story follows Joe, a restless young hobo and ex-carnival roustabout who finds himself wandering the Adirondack Mountains. His life changes forever when he stumbles upon the secluded, fortress-like estate of F.W. Bennett, a ruthless billionaire whose power casts a shadow over everything he touches. At the estate, Joe’s fate becomes entwined with Clara, a gangster's moll who dreams of a life beyond her reach, and Warren Penfield, a failed, drunken poet whose bizarre past leads him to Loon Lake as an unlikely protégé. Through a brilliant series of shifting perspectives and poetic prose, Doctorow explores the corrupting influence of wealth and the brutal struggle for survival in a world where innocence is a luxury few can afford. In a landscape of private trains and company towns, will Joe’s ambition lead him to a new life of luxury—or will the dark currents of Loon Lake pull him into a cycle of corruption from which there is no escape?
Author: E. L. Doctorow
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Macmillan London
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light Foxing on block
A haunting, fragmented journey through the American nightmare, where the lines between the hobo and the tycoon begin to blur. Set against the stark, desperate landscape of the Great Depression, Loon Lake is a kaleidoscopic reimagining of the American dream. The story follows Joe, a restless young hobo and ex-carnival roustabout who finds himself wandering the Adirondack Mountains. His life changes forever when he stumbles upon the secluded, fortress-like estate of F.W. Bennett, a ruthless billionaire whose power casts a shadow over everything he touches. At the estate, Joe’s fate becomes entwined with Clara, a gangster's moll who dreams of a life beyond her reach, and Warren Penfield, a failed, drunken poet whose bizarre past leads him to Loon Lake as an unlikely protégé. Through a brilliant series of shifting perspectives and poetic prose, Doctorow explores the corrupting influence of wealth and the brutal struggle for survival in a world where innocence is a luxury few can afford. In a landscape of private trains and company towns, will Joe’s ambition lead him to a new life of luxury—or will the dark currents of Loon Lake pull him into a cycle of corruption from which there is no escape?