Bibliograph

Paradise, Nevada, (this town wasn't built on winners)

Type

Label

Paradise, Nevada, (this town wasn't built on winners)

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Paradise, Nevada

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1243532583

Sub title

(this town wasn't built on winners)

Summary

-- Las Vegas Sun A furiously rowdy and ricocheting saga about poker, happiness, class, and selflessness, Paradise, Nevada is a panoramic tour of America in miniature, a vertiginously beautiful systems novel where the bloody battles of neo-liberalism, immigration, labor, and family rage underneath Las Vegas' beguiling and strangely benevolent light. This exuberant debut marks the beginning of a significant career

Table Of Contents

Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Contents -- Epigraph -- Prologue -- Part I: Fall 2014 -- 1. Ray -- Interlude I (the story of a hotel) -- 2. Mary Ann -- Interlude II (the story of a neighborhood) -- 3. Ray -- 4. Tom -- Interlude III (the story of a secret meeting) -- 5. Tom -- 6. Mary Ann -- Part II: Winter 2014-2015 -- 7. Lindsay -- Interlude IV (the story of a vlog) -- 8. Ray -- Interlude V (the story of a deal) -- 9. Mary Ann -- Interlude VI (the story of a breakfast) -- Interlude VII (the story of a day at work) -- 10. Two Road Trips -- 11. Two Meetings -- Part III: Spring 201512. Tom -- 13. Lindsay -- 14. Ray -- 15. Mary Ann -- 16. Tom -- 17. A Fire -- Interlude VIII (the story of a victim) -- Epilogue -- Summer 2015 -- Fall 2017 -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Author -- Copyright

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator