{"product_id":"the-flamethrowers-9781439142011","title":"The Flamethrowers","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS BY \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW * New York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's #1 Book of the Year * Best Book of 2013 by: \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e Vogue;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTime;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFlavorwire;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Superb...Scintillatingly alive...A pure explosion of now.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReno, so-called because of the place of her birth, comes to New York intent on turning her fascination with motorcycles and speed into art. Her arrival coincides with an explosion of activity--artists colonize a deserted and industrial SoHo, stage actions in the East Village, blur the line between life and art. Reno is submitted to a sentimental education of sorts--by dreamers, poseurs, and raconteurs in New York and by radicals in Italy, where she goes with her lover to meet his estranged and formidable family. Ardent, vulnerable, and bold, Reno is a fiercely memorable observer, superbly realized by Rachel Kushner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439142011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/17\/2014 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2014 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rachel Kushner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36650930012316,"sku":"9781439142011","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c9c3cedc-513a-4806-8a43-54c2148f503a.jpg?v=1603876424","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-flamethrowers-9781439142011","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}