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Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100307946738
ISBN-139780307946737
eBay Product ID (ePID)127345955
Product Key Features
Book TitleLord of Misrule
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicCrime, Literary, Sports
GenreFiction
AuthorJaimy Gordon
Book SeriesVintage Contemporaries Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight10.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Assured, exotic and uncategorizable… an incontrovertible winner, a bona fide bolt from the blue."- The New York Times "A beautifully written novel…. Gordon has completely mastered the language of the racetrack."-Jane Smiley, The Washington Post " Lord of Misrule isfilled with memorable characters who exist on the fringe, making up a whole world …. Gordon's language is so textured that her pages seem three-dimensional." -- Los Angeles Times "I was mesmerized. . . . Lord of Misrule beautifully captures language of the racetrack"-Andrew Beyer, The Daily Racing Form "Both richly literary and red-blooded in its depictions of the sporting life, Lord of Misrule gives readers several compelling races, including a completely unexpected but fitting finale."- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "An exuberant, jazzy novel about rough characters -- both equine and two-footed."- The Plain Dealer "Gordon's characters . . . are complex and finely drawn. . . . [Gordon] unspools a plot of corruption and intrigue."- The New Yorker "Moody, poetic, darkly funny prose."- Time "[A] magical tale about a dusty West Virginia town and its downtrodden racetrack."-NPR "Unlike any novel you'll read this year-and maybe next."- Philadelphia Inquirer "A tour de force of energy and esprit."- Kirkus , starred review "Moving and lyrical . . . [A] nearly word perfect novel"- Booklist "Gordon's writing will grab and pull you in."- Bloomberg News, "Assured, exotic and uncategorizable... an incontrovertible winner, a bona fide bolt from the blue."-- The New York Times "A beautifully written novel.... Gordon has completely mastered the language of the racetrack."--Jane Smiley, The Washington Post " Lord of Misrule is filled with memorable characters who exist on the fringe, making up a whole world .... Gordon's language is so textured that her pages seem three-dimensional." -- Los Angeles Times "I was mesmerized. . . . Lord of Misrule beautifully captures language of the racetrack"--Andrew Beyer, The Daily Racing Form "Both richly literary and red-blooded in its depictions of the sporting life, Lord of Misrule gives readers several compelling races, including a completely unexpected but fitting finale."-- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "An exuberant, jazzy novel about rough characters -- both equine and two-footed."-- The Plain Dealer "Gordon's characters . . . are complex and finely drawn. . . . [Gordon] unspools a plot of corruption and intrigue."-- The New Yorker "Moody, poetic, darkly funny prose."-- Time "[A] magical tale about a dusty West Virginia town and its downtrodden racetrack."--NPR "Unlike any novel you'll read this year--and maybe next."-- Philadelphia Inquirer "A tour de force of energy and esprit."-- Kirkus , starred review "Moving and lyrical . . . [A] nearly word perfect novel"-- Booklist "Gordon's writing will grab and pull you in."-- Bloomberg News, “Assured, exotic and uncategorizable& an incontrovertible winner, a bona fide bolt from the blue.�- The New York Times “A beautifully written novel&. Gordon has completely mastered the language of the racetrack.�-Jane Smiley, The Washington Post “ Lord of Misrule is filled with memorable characters who exist on the fringe, making up a whole world &. Gordon’s language is so textured that her pages seem three-dimensional.� -- Los Angeles Times “I was mesmerized. . . . Lord of Misrule beautifully captures language of the racetrack�-Andrew Beyer, The Daily Racing Form “Both richly literary and red-blooded in its depictions of the sporting life, Lord of Misrule gives readers several compelling races, including a completely unexpected but fitting finale.�- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel “An exuberant, jazzy novel about rough characters -- both equine and two-footed.�- The Plain Dealer “Gordon’s characters . . . are complex and finely drawn. . . . [Gordon] unspools a plot of corruption and intrigue.�- The New Yorker “Moody, poetic, darkly funny prose.�- Time “[A] magical tale about a dusty West Virginia town and its downtrodden racetrack.�-NPR “Unlike any novel you'll read this year-and maybe next.�- Philadelphia Inquirer “A tour de force of energy and esprit.�- Kirkus , starred review “Moving and lyrical . . . [A] nearly word perfect novel�- Booklist “Gordon’s writing will grab and pull you in.�- Bloomberg News
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisA brilliant novel that captures the dusty, dark, and beautiful world of small-time horse racing, where trainers, jockeys, grooms and grifters vie for what little luck is offered at a run-down West Virginia track. Tommy Hansel has a plan: run four horses, all better than they look on paper, at long odds at Indian Mound Downs, then grab the purse -- or cash a bet -- and run before anyone's the wiser. At his side is Maggie Koderer, who finds herself powerfully drawn to the gorgeous, used up animals of the cheap track. She also lands in the cross-hairs of leading trainer Joe Dale Bigg. But as news of Tommy's plan spreads, from veteran groom Medicine Ed, to loan shark Two-Tie, to Kidstuff the blacksmith, it's Maggie, not Tommy or the handlers of legendary stakes horse Lord of Misrule, who will find what's valuable in a world where everything has a price.
LC Classification NumberPS3557.O668
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