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The Motel Life

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Motel Life

By Willy Vlautin

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About the book

Opening like an early Tom Waits barstool-tale, The Motel Life tells the story of two brothers, Frank and Jerry Lee. Taking to the road in an attempt to escape the hit and run accident caused by Jerry Lee, the novel goes back to tell the story of their unhappy lives. With intense feeling and compassion, Vlautin explores the frustrations and failed dreams of the two brothers - one a natural storyteller, the other an artist - and renders perfectly the sense of entrapment they feel. Will the kid's d...Show more

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ISBN

9780571315598

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Published year

2016

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Motel Life

Format

Paperback

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