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James Franco SIGNED "Palo Alto" (Hardcover 1st/1st) Signed By James Franco
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- Condition
- Signed
- Yes
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition
- Modified Item
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9781439163146
- Book Title
- Palo Alto : Stories
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Short Stories (Single Author), Literary, Coming of Age
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 11.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California teenagers and misfits--violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco. Palo Alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Written with an immediate sense of place--claustrophobic and ominous--James Franco's collection traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. In "Lockheed" a young woman's summer--spent working a dull internship--is suddenly upended by a spectacular incident of violence at a house party. In "American History" a high school freshman attempts to impress a girl during a classroom skit with a realistic portrayal of a slave owner--only to have his feigned bigotry avenged. In "I Could Kill Someone," a lonely teenager buys a gun with the aim of killing his high school tormentor, but begins to wonder about his bully's own inner life. These linked stories, stark, vivid, and disturbing, are a compelling portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth.
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Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1439163146
ISBN-13
9781439163146
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84515108
Product Key Features
Book Title
Palo Alto : Stories
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Literary, Coming of Age
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3606.R37523p35
Reviews
eoeJames Francoe(tm)s California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, e~I rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghostse(tm)). The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are. Ite(tm)s the harsh humor that surprises in these storiese"that and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room.e-- Amy Hempel, "James Franco's California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, 'I rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghosts').' The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are.' It's the harsh humor that surprises in these stories-that and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory.' These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room."--Amy Hempel? ?, "James Franco's chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters inPalo Altonavigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Franco's intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker.' Or better yet, just think James Franco."-Ben Marcus, author ofNotable American Women, "These rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it ain't so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away." --Ron Carlson, author of The Signal, "James Franco's California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, 'I rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghosts'). The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are. It's the harsh humor that surprises in these stories--that and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room."-- Amy Hempel, "James Franco's California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, 'I rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghosts'). The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are. It's the harsh humor that surprises in these stories--that and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room."-- Amy Hempel, "James Franco's chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters in Palo Alto navigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Franco's intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker. Or better yet, just think James Franco."-- Ben Marcus, author of Notable American Women, “James Franco is a writer of skill and sensitivity whose depiction of cruelty and neglect, of amusement and loneliness, of longing and being lost--of the pains and chaos of adolescence--is original and impressive. He manages to depict the numbingly stupid and dangerous behavior of teenagers and make it amazingly amusing then suddenly deeply sad.�-- Susan Minot, author of Rapture, "The stories are raw and funny-sad, and they capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeat-ness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent."-Elle, James Franco's stories are raw, unsettling and delectable. Each articulates a very American yearning within a dystopic suburban landscape of shifting sexuality, class and race. They are both really scary and fun to read.�-- Darcey Steinke, author of Easter Everywhere|9781439163146|, "James Franco's California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, 'I rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghosts'). The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are. It's the harsh humor that surprises in these stories-that and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room."-- Amy Hempel, "Franco's talent is unmistakable, his ambition profound. He has taken the twin subjects of suburban Palo Alto and American adolescence and made them as scary and true as they must be. This is a book to be inhaled more than once, with delight and admiration, with unease and pure enjoyment. As a writer, he's here to stay."- Gary Shteyngart, author of Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story, "Franco's stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing…. A collection of beautifully written stories."-Kirkus, starred review, James Franco's stories are raw, unsettling and delectable. Each articulates a very American yearning within a dystopic suburban landscape of shifting sexuality, class and race. They are both really scary and fun to read.e-- Darcey Steinke, author of Easter Everywhere|9781439163146|, "Franco's talent is unmistakable, his ambition profound. He has taken the twin subjects of suburban Palo Alto and American adolescence and made them as scary and true as they must be. This is a book to be inhaled more than once, with delight and admiration, with unease and pure enjoyment. As a writer, he's here to stay."-- Gary Shteyngart, author of Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story, "James Franco's stories are raw, unsettling and delectable. Each articulates a very American yearning within a dystopic suburban landscape of shifting sexuality, class and race. They are both really scary and fun to read."-- Darcey Steinke, author of Easter Everywhere, "Franco's talent is unmistakable, his ambition profound. He has taken the twin subjects of suburban Palo Alto and American adolescence and made them as scary and true as they must be. This is a book to be inhaled more than once, with delight and admiration, with unease and pure enjoyment. As a writer, he's here to stay."-Gary Shteyngart, author ofAbsurdistanandSuper Sad True Love Story, "Franco's stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing.... A collection of beautifully written stories."- Kirkus , starred review, "Spare and riveting... Franco's ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z."- O , the Oprah Magazine, eoeSpare and rivetinge Francoe(tm)s ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z.ee" O , the Oprah Magazine, "Franco's talent is unmistakable, his ambition profound. He has taken the twin subjects of suburban Palo Alto and American adolescence and made them as scary and true as they must be. This is a book to be inhaled more than once, with delight and admiration, with unease and pure enjoyment. As a writer, he's here to stay."e" Gary Shteyngart, author of Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story, "[Franco] ends up perfectly mirroring the undulations of a teenage mind."- The New York Times Book Review, “James Franco’s California teenagers are too old for camp, but not too young for guns (a boy riding his bike to pick up a gun says, ‘I rode fast and the air on my face was like riding through cold ghosts’). The casual cruelty of children escalates as kids strike out against everything that is more powerful than they are. It’s the harsh humor that surprises in these storiesthat and the observations that show James Franco to be an original and simpatico voice finely tuned to the territory. These quotable, unsettling stories stay with you; they seem to change the ions in a room.�-- Amy Hempel, eoeThe stories are raw and funny-sad, and they capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeat-ness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent.ee" Elle, "The stories are raw and funny-sad, and they capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeat-ness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent."- Elle, eoeThese rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it aine(tm)t so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away.e e"Ron Carlson, author of The Signal, "These rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it ain't so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away." --Ron Carlson, author of The Signal, eoeFrancoe(tm)s stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressinge. A collection of beautifully written stories.ee" Kirkus , starred review, "Franco's stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing.... A collection of beautifully written stories."-- Kirkus , starred review, "These rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it ain't so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away." -Ron Carlson, author of The Signal, "These rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it ain't so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away."-Ron Carlson, author ofThe Signal, "The stories are raw and funny-sad, and they capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeat-ness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent."-- Elle, “Franco’s stories are impressive: crisp, spare, depressing&. A collection of beautifully written stories.� Kirkus , starred review, “The stories are raw and funny-sad, and they capture with perfect pitch the impossible exhilaration, the inevitable downbeat-ness, and the pure confusion of being an adolescent.� Elle, eoeJames Franco is a writer of skill and sensitivity whose depiction of cruelty and neglect, of amusement and loneliness, of longing and being lost--of the pains and chaos of adolescence--is original and impressive. He manages to depict the numbingly stupid and dangerous behavior of teenagers and make it amazingly amusing then suddenly deeply sad.e-- Susan Minot, author of Rapture, "Franco's talent is unmistakable, his ambition profound. He has taken the twin subjects of suburban Palo Alto and American adolescence and made them as scary and true as they must be. This is a book to be inhaled more than once, with delight and admiration, with unease and pure enjoyment. As a writer, he's here to stay." Gary Shteyngart, author of Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story, “James Franco’s chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters in Palo Alto navigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Franco’s intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker. Or better yet, just think James Franco.� Ben Marcus, author of Notable American Women, “These rough messages torn from the notebook of angry youth just make us want to ask James Franco to say it ain’t so. These angular stories read like dispatches from the edge of civilization: all the young people hurting and denying it, denying connection, denying their hope for anything but tonight, the next thing. James Franco does not blink as he offers us these stories -- and it is hard for us to look away.� Ron Carlson, author of The Signal, "Spare and riveting… Franco's ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z."O, the Oprah Magazine, “Spare and riveting& Franco’s ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z.� O , the Oprah Magazine, "James Franco's stories are raw, unsettling and delectable. Each articulates a very American yearning within a dystopic suburban landscape of shifting sexuality, class and race. They are both really scary and fun to read."--Darcey Steinke, author ofEaster Everywhere, "James Franco's chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters in Palo Alto navigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Franco's intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker. Or better yet, just think James Franco."-- Ben Marcus, author of Notable American Women, "James Franco's chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters in Palo Alto navigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Franco's intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker. Or better yet, just think James Franco."- Ben Marcus, author of Notable American Women, "Spare and riveting... Franco's ear for juvenile vernacular is like an Ouija board summoning the lost voices of Generation Z."-- O , the Oprah Magazine, "James Franco is a writer of skill and sensitivity whose depiction of cruelty and neglect, of amusement and loneliness, of longing and being lost--of the pains and chaos of adolescence--is original and impressive. He manages to depict the numbingly stupid and dangerous behavior of teenagers and make it amazingly amusing then suddenly deeply sad."--Susan Minot, author ofRapture, eoeJames Francoe(tm)s chilling stories seem too true for comfort. The characters in Palo Alto navigate off a moral compass so smashed they bruise everything they touch. Francoe(tm)s intense artistry swarms all over this gripping book. Think Bret Easton Ellis, Dennis Cooper, Kathy Acker. Or better yet, just think James Franco.ee" Ben Marcus, author of Notable American Women, "James Franco is a writer of skill and sensitivity whose depiction of cruelty and neglect, of amusement and loneliness, of longing and being lost--of the pains and chaos of adolescence--is original and impressive. He manages to depict the numbingly stupid and dangerous behavior of teenagers and make it amazingly amusing then suddenly deeply sad."-- Susan Minot, author of Rapture
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Trade
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2010-032932
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Dewey Edition
22
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