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The Secret History of Las Vegas par Abani, Chris-
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- ISBN
- 0143124951
- Book Title
- Secret History of Las Vegas : a Novel
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Psychological, Mystery & Detective / Historical, Literary, Mystery & Detective / General
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- 5 in
- Item Weight
- 10.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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A gritty, riveting, and wholly original murder mystery from PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author and 2015 Edgar Awards winner Chris Abani Before he can retire, Las Vegas detective Salazar is determined to solve a recent spate of murders. When he encounters a pair of conjoined twins with a container of blood near their car, he's sure he has apprehended the killers, and enlists the help of Dr. Sunil Singh, a South African transplant who specializes in the study of psychopaths. As Sunil tries to crack the twins, the implications of his research grow darker. Haunted by his betrayal of loved ones back home during apartheid, he seeks solace in the love of Asia, a prostitute with hopes of escaping that life. But Sunil's own troubled past is fast on his heels in the form of a would-be assassin. Suspenseful through the last page, The Secret History of Las Vegas is Chris Abani's most accomplished work to date, with his trademark visionary prose and a striking compassion for the inner lives of outsiders.
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Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143124951
ISBN-13
9780143124955
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Secret History of Las Vegas : a Novel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Mystery & Detective / Historical, Literary, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
5 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
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Pr9387.9.A23s43 2014
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Reviews
Praise for The Secret History of Las Vegas: "[A]n unsettling and complex entanglement of outsiders, freak shows, secret government experiments into mental illness, racism, sexual exploitation and fighting dwarfs….What lifts the novel is its energy, the audacity of Abani's imagination, and most all the breadth of vision."- The New York Times Book Review " The Secret History of Las Vegas is not your standard crime novel....It's Tony Hillerman as filtered through J. M. Coetzee, a moving, strange and savagely funny book."- Los Angeles Times " The Secret History of Las Vegas brings an admirably global perspective to the crime novel. Every noir needs a victim of circumstance, but here the circumstances are the military-industrial complex and state-sponsored racism."- The Washington Post "Abani's latest is not an ordinary crime novel....Everyone is fucked."- The New Inquiry "An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "Lambent prose lifts this offbeat crime novel from PEN/Hemingway Award-winner [Chris] Abani."- Publishers Weekly "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review) "[A] psychological, literary thrill ride with a little noir sprinkled in to keep readers from going over the edge. Abani reveals the dark sides of all his characters while at the same time painting them in a sympathetic light, resulting in a beautifully written examination of the human condition-and the depths we will go to justify our actions."- The Gazette Praise for Chris Abani: "Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now. There is no subject matter he finds daunting, no challenge he fears. Aside from that, he's stunningly prolific and writes like an angel. If you want to get at the molten heart of contemporary fiction, Abani is the starting point."-Dave Eggers, author of The Circle "Abani is a force to be reckoned with, a world-class novelist and poet."-Russell Banks, author of Lost Memory of Skin "Abani has the energy, ambition and compassion to create a novel that delineates and illuminates a complicated, dynamic, deeply fractured society."- Los Angeles Times "Ambitious…[ GranceLand is] a kind of small miracle."-John Freeman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "[ The Secret History of Las Vegas ] is An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review), Praise for The Secret History of Las Vegas: "[A]n unsettling and complex entanglement of outsiders, freak shows, secret government experiments into mental illness, racism, sexual exploitation and fighting dwarfs….What lifts the novel is its energy, the audacity of Abani's imagination, and most all the breadth of vision."- The New York Times Book Review "An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "Lambent prose lifts this offbeat crime novel from PEN/Hemingway Award-winner [Chris] Abani."- Publishers Weekly "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review) Praise for Chris Abani: "Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now. There is no subject matter he finds daunting, no challenge he fears. Aside from that, he's stunningly prolific and writes like an angel. If you want to get at the molten heart of contemporary fiction, Abani is the starting point."-Dave Eggers, author of The Circle "Abani is a force to be reckoned with, a world-class novelist and poet."-Russell Banks, author of Lost Memory of Skin "Abani has the energy, ambition and compassion to create a novel that delineates and illuminates a complicated, dynamic, deeply fractured society."- Los Angeles Times "Ambitious…[ GranceLand is] a kind of small miracle."-John Freeman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "[ The Secret History of Las Vegas ] is An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review), Praise for Chris Abani: "Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now. There is no subject matter he finds daunting, no challenge he fears. Aside from that, he's stunningly prolific and writes like an angel. If you want to get at the molten heart of contemporary fiction, Abani is the starting point."-Dave Eggers, author of The Circle "Abani is a force to be reckoned with, a world-class novelist and poet."-Russell Banks, author of Lost Memory of Skin "Abani has the energy, ambition and compassion to create a novel that delineates and illuminates a complicated, dynamic, deeply fractured society."- Los Angeles Times "Ambitious…[ GranceLand is] a kind of small miracle."-John Freeman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "[ The Secret History of Las Vegas ] is An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review), Praise for The Secret History of Las Vegas: "[A]n unsettling and complex entanglement of outsiders, freak shows, secret government experiments into mental illness, racism, sexual exploitation and fighting dwarfs….What lifts the novel is its energy, the audacity of Abani's imagination, and most all the breadth of vision."- The New York Times Book Review " The Secret History of Las Vegas is not your standard crime novel....It's Tony Hillerman as filtered through J. M. Coetzee, a moving, strange and savagely funny book."- Los Angeles Times "An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "Lambent prose lifts this offbeat crime novel from PEN/Hemingway Award-winner [Chris] Abani."- Publishers Weekly "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review) Praise for Chris Abani: "Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now. There is no subject matter he finds daunting, no challenge he fears. Aside from that, he's stunningly prolific and writes like an angel. If you want to get at the molten heart of contemporary fiction, Abani is the starting point."-Dave Eggers, author of The Circle "Abani is a force to be reckoned with, a world-class novelist and poet."-Russell Banks, author of Lost Memory of Skin "Abani has the energy, ambition and compassion to create a novel that delineates and illuminates a complicated, dynamic, deeply fractured society."- Los Angeles Times "Ambitious…[ GranceLand is] a kind of small miracle."-John Freeman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "[ The Secret History of Las Vegas ] is An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review), Praise for The Secret History of Las Vegas: "[A]n unsettling and complex entanglement of outsiders, freak shows, secret government experiments into mental illness, racism, sexual exploitation and fighting dwarfs….What lifts the novel is its energy, the audacity of Abani's imagination, and most all the breadth of vision."- The New York Times Book Review " The Secret History of Las Vegas is not your standard crime novel....It's Tony Hillerman as filtered through J. M. Coetzee, a moving, strange and savagely funny book."- Los Angeles Times " The Secret History of Las Vegas brings an admirably global perspective to the crime novel. Every noir needs a victim of circumstance, but here the circumstances are the military-industrial complex and state-sponsored racism."- The Washington Post "An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "Lambent prose lifts this offbeat crime novel from PEN/Hemingway Award-winner [Chris] Abani."- Publishers Weekly "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review) "[A] psychological, literary thrill ride with a little noir sprinkled in to keep readers from going over the edge. Abani reveals the dark sides of all his characters while at the same time painting them in a sympathetic light, resulting in a beautifully written examination of the human condition-and the depths we will go to justify our actions."- The Gazette Praise for Chris Abani: "Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now. There is no subject matter he finds daunting, no challenge he fears. Aside from that, he's stunningly prolific and writes like an angel. If you want to get at the molten heart of contemporary fiction, Abani is the starting point."-Dave Eggers, author of The Circle "Abani is a force to be reckoned with, a world-class novelist and poet."-Russell Banks, author of Lost Memory of Skin "Abani has the energy, ambition and compassion to create a novel that delineates and illuminates a complicated, dynamic, deeply fractured society."- Los Angeles Times "Ambitious…[ GranceLand is] a kind of small miracle."-John Freeman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "[ The Secret History of Las Vegas ] is An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review), Praise for Chris Abani: "[ The Secret History of Las Vegas ] is An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now. There is no subject matter he finds daunting, no challenge he fears. Aside from that, he's stunningly prolific and writes like an angel. If you want to get at the molten heart of contemporary fiction, Abani is the starting point."-Dave Eggers, author of The Circle "Abani is a force to be reckoned with, a world-class novelist and poet."-Russell Banks, author of Lost Memory of Skin "Abani has the energy, ambition and compassion to create a novel that delineates and illuminates a complicated, dynamic, deeply fractured society."- Los Angeles Times "Ambitious…[ GranceLand is] a kind of small miracle."-John Freeman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Praise for The Secret History of Las Vegas: "[A]n unsettling and complex entanglement of outsiders, freak shows, secret government experiments into mental illness, racism, sexual exploitation and fighting dwarfs….What lifts the novel is its energy, the audacity of Abani's imagination, and most all the breadth of vision."- The New York Times Book Review " The Secret History of Las Vegas is not your standard crime novel....It's Tony Hillerman as filtered through J. M. Coetzee, a moving, strange and savagely funny book."- Los Angeles Times " The Secret History of Las Vegas brings an admirably global perspective to the crime novel. Every noir needs a victim of circumstance, but here the circumstances are the military-industrial complex and state-sponsored racism."- The Washington Post "An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "Lambent prose lifts this offbeat crime novel from PEN/Hemingway Award-winner [Chris] Abani."- Publishers Weekly "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review) Praise for Chris Abani: "Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now. There is no subject matter he finds daunting, no challenge he fears. Aside from that, he's stunningly prolific and writes like an angel. If you want to get at the molten heart of contemporary fiction, Abani is the starting point."-Dave Eggers, author of The Circle "Abani is a force to be reckoned with, a world-class novelist and poet."-Russell Banks, author of Lost Memory of Skin "Abani has the energy, ambition and compassion to create a novel that delineates and illuminates a complicated, dynamic, deeply fractured society."- Los Angeles Times "Ambitious…[ GranceLand is] a kind of small miracle."-John Freeman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "[ The Secret History of Las Vegas ] is An intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected."- Booklist "[I]n this grim but beautifully written tale…Abani creates vivid metaphors not just with his characters, but also with a drowned town emerging from the waters of Lake mead, a ghost town that hosts the Carnival of Losr Souls, and the city of Las Vegas, which celebrates the dark, the hidden and the grotesque."- Kirkus (starred review)
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