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PublisherLuminis Books, Incorporated
ISBN-101935462903
ISBN-139781935462903
eBay Product ID (ePID)210329553
Product Key Features
Book TitleGhosts of Tom Joad : a Story of the #99 Percent
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicGeneral, Humorous / General
GenreFiction
AuthorPeter Van Buren
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight14.9 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Van Buren's prose is accessible, colloquial, somewhat macho, with sustained skepticism and moments of humor." - Washington Post, "A seasoned State Department diplomat, stalwart Iraq War whistle-blower, and author of We Meant Well , Van Buren turns his keen eye to the shameful treatment of the nation's unemployed and homeless." -Carol Haggas, Booklist, "Van Buren takes an interesting approach, making the whole story a series of flashbacks while Earl is riding on the city bus, which is sometimes real and sometimes metaphysical, or at least metaphorical." --Ohio Barbarian, my.firedoglake.com, "Having personally experienced both sides of the proverbial fence, I can testify to the trueness of Van Buren's writing. These lives, though fiction, are real and living among us. These 'ghosts' are our neighbors in need of salvation. And for that attention, Van Buren has accomplished much." -The Avid Reader, ryandejonghe.wordpress.com, "This book is very well done on so many levels. The story and the message are both appropriate and accurate in America's former industrial centers. Even though I left long ago, it is not something I, or anyone else, can run from forever." -Joseph Spuckler, evilcyclist.wordpress.com
SynopsisA story about growth, failure, and redemption, Ghosts of Tom Joad traces the rise of the working poor and the don't-have-to-work-rich as it follows the fortunes of the protagonist Earl. A product of the post-Korean War era, Earl witnesses his parents' kitchen table arguments over money--echoed in thousands of other Rust Belt towns--experiences bullying, relishes first kisses, and comes of age and matures as a man before the economic hardships of the 1980s and 1990s wear on his spirit. Earl takes his turn at a variety of low-paying retail jobs in the new economy before becoming mired in homelessness and succumbing to meth, alcohol, and destitution. As he takes a final, metaphorical bus ride, Earl reflects on his past, considering the impact of the war on his father--and, subsequently, on himself--his own demise, and the romance between himself and Angel, which ultimately redeems him. This is a tale about the death of manufacturing, the deindustrialization of America, and a way of life that has been irrevocably lost. Anyone interested in the impact of political and business policy on the American Dream will be drawn to this profound, humorous, and moving novel.
