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Under the Wave at Waimea by Paul Theroux (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100358446287
ISBN-139780358446286
eBay Product ID (ePID)26050073451
Product Key Features
Book TitleUnder the Wave at Waimea
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicLiterary, Mystery & Detective / General, Surfing
GenreSports & Recreation, Fiction
AuthorPaul Theroux
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight22 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-039154
Reviews"For a generation of backpackers now gone gray, the tattered paperback accounts of [Paul Theroux's] treks through China, Africa and South America were a prod to adventure, bibles of inspiration under many a mosquito net." -- Gal Beckerman for the New York Times "Immersive...[Theroux's] fans will appreciate the perfectly rendered exotic setting, which takes the reader deep inside the Hawaiian surf culture." -- Publishers Weekly "Devotees of Kem Nunn's Tapping the Source who have been searching for the next great surfing novel need search no more. In flowing, lyrical prose, Theroux celebrates the sheer individualistic exhilaration of riding waves." -- Booklist , starred review "Extraordinary. A frightening ride to the bottom of the soul of a man with a previously unexamined life. This is contemporary Hawaii as it's rarely evoked, with surfing strangely near its troubled heart." --William Finnegan, author of Barbarian Days , winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "Extraordinary. A frightening ride to the bottom of the soul of a man with a previously unexamined life. This is contemporary Hawaii as it's rarely evoked, with surfing strangely near its troubled heart." --William Finnegan, author of Barbarian Days , winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "Immersive...[Theroux's] fans will appreciate the perfectly rendered exotic setting, which takes the reader deep inside the Hawaiian surf culture."-- Publishers Weekly "Extraordinary. A frightening ride to the bottom of the soul of a man with a previously unexamined life. This is contemporary Hawaii as it's rarely evoked, with surfing strangely near its troubled heart." --William Finnegan, author of Barbarian Days , winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "For a generation of backpackers now gone gray, the tattered paperback accounts of [Paul Theroux's] treks through China, Africa and South America were a prod to adventure, bibles of inspiration under many a mosquito net." -- Gal Beckerman for the New York Times "Incantatory, ecstatic, hypnotic...One of Theroux's best novels." -- Seattle Times "Immersive...[Theroux's] fans will appreciate the perfectly rendered exotic setting, which takes the reader deep inside the Hawaiian surf culture." -- Publishers Weekly "Devotees of Kem Nunn's Tapping the Source who have been searching for the next great surfing novel need search no more. In flowing, lyrical prose, Theroux celebrates the sheer individualistic exhilaration of riding waves." -- Booklist , starred review "Extraordinary. A frightening ride to the bottom of the soul of a man with a previously unexamined life. This is contemporary Hawaii as it's rarely evoked, with surfing strangely near its troubled heart." --William Finnegan, author of Barbarian Days , winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813.54
SynopsisFrom legendary writer Paul Theroux comes an atmospheric novel following a big-wave surfer as he confronts aging, privilege, mortality, and whose lives we choose to remember., "Theroux's work is like no one else's." -Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review From legendary writer Paul Theroux comes an atmospheric novel following a big-wave surfer as he confronts aging, privilege, mortality, and whose lives we choose to remember. Now in his sixties, big-wave surfer Joe Sharkey has passed his prime and is losing his "stoke." The younger surfers around the breaks on the north shore of Oahu still idolize the Shark, but his sponsors are looking elsewhere. One night, while driving home from a bar after one too many, Joe accidentally kills a stranger near Waimea, a tragedy that sends his life out of control. As the repercussions of the accident spiral ever wider, Joe's devoted girlfriend, Olive, throws herself into uncovering the dead man's identity and helping Joe find vitality and refuge in the waves again. Set in the lush, gritty underside of an island paradise readers rarely see, UNDER THE WAVE AT WAIMEA offers a dramatic, affecting commentary on privilege, mortality, and the lives we choose to remember. It is a masterstroke by one of the greatest writers of our time., "Theroux's work is like no one else's." - Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review From legendary writer Paul Theroux comes an atmospheric novel following a big-wave surfer as he confronts aging, privilege, mortality, and whose lives we choose to remember. Now in his sixties, big-wave surfer Joe Sharkey has passed his prime and is losing his "stoke." The younger surfers around the breaks on the north shore of Oahu still idolize the Shark, but his sponsors are looking elsewhere. One night, while driving home from a bar after one too many, Joe accidentally kills a stranger near Waimea, a tragedy that sends his life out of control. As the repercussions of the accident spiral ever wider, Joe's devoted girlfriend, Olive, throws herself into uncovering the dead man's identity and helping Joe find vitality and refuge in the waves again. Set in the lush, gritty underside of an island paradise readers rarely see, UNDER THE WAVE AT WAIMEA offers a dramatic, affecting commentary on privilege, mortality, and the lives we choose to remember. It is a masterstroke by one of the greatest writers of our time.
LC Classification NumberPS3570.H4U53 2021
