Blood Orchid: An Unnatural History of America - Softcover

Bowden, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1477316841 ISBN 13: 9781477316849

Verlag: University of Texas Press, 2018

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Reseña del editor:

Through stark observations and visceral experiences, Blood Orchid begins Charles Bowden's dizzying excavation of the brutal, systemic violence and corruption at the roots of American society. Like a nightmarish fever dream that turns out to be our own reality, Bowden visits dying friends in skid row apartments in Los Angeles, traverses San Francisco byways lined with clubs and joints, and roams through village bars and streets in the Sierra Madre mountains. In these wanderings resides a yearning for the understanding of past and present sins, the human penchant for warfare, abuse, and oppression, and the true war between humanity, the industrialized world, and the immense tolls of our shared land. Deeply personal, hauntingly prophetic, and bracingly sharp, the start to Bowden's harrowed quest to unearth our ugly truths remains strikingly poignant today.

Biografía del autor:

Author of many acclaimed books about the American Southwest and US-Mexico border issues, Charles Bowden (1945-2014) was a contributing editor for GQ, Harper's, Esquire, and Mother Jones, and also wrote for Aperture. His honors included a PEN First Amendment Award, a Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction, and the Sidney Hillman Award for outstanding journalism that fosters social and economic justice.

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• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1477316841
• ISBN 13: 9781477316849
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 296