Thaddeus rutkowski (22 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Guess and Check is a Giron/Valdez Series for Unique Voices in Literature Book A stark, engrossing, Hemingway-esque portrait of a life spent in the margins. --Kirkus Reviews . . . tough and funny and touching and harrowing. --John Barth .Guess and Check is spare, subtle and deadpan, Charles Simic married to Joyce Carol Oates. A beautifully constructed delicate narrative, a near dream of a book, a place 'vulnerable to anyone who wants to break through the glass.' --Terese Svoboda, author of Bohemian Girl Guess and Check is not an ordinary memoir; instead, it is a creative look at the life of a biracial boy--later seen as a young man--who adjusts with difficulty to lessons learned from the behavior of his parents and the people around him. In his rural-America world, he is an observer of dysfunction. He doesn't identify with either of his parents--his mother is Asian and his father is Caucasian--or most of the children he meets in school. He observes the addictive pattern of his artist father and the alien behavior of his Confucian mother, but he doesn't understand what he sees. At times he is bullied, at other times ignored, so he seeks a way out. In this series of short stories, we observe his outsider experience which doesn't improve during his college years or his life as a young man. His quirky ideas about sex and relationships hold him back. Romantic situations usually devolve into obsessive-compulsive acting out. Such insobriety leads him into dark, half-humorous encounters. Later, we see him as an employee for an unnamed company, where he feels anxiety that leads to surreal incidents, bordering between bad dreams and what might actually happen. Through the experiences of life, he eventually learns to get along with others, even love the people around him, though these feelings don't come easily. As a first-time father, he observes the alien behavior of his child; other times, he feels as if he's sleepwalking. Yet through it all, his journey with his own family ends on a positive note.…

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Thaddeus Rutkowski's Safe Colors is a novel that tells the story of a biracial boy who grows up in Northern Appalachia and moves as a young adult to New York City. One of the driving forces in his life is the desire to fit in as a person of color in a white society. Further complicating matters is a childhood spent in a difficult family situation. The boy's Polish American father is a frustrated artist who drinks too much, while his Chinese immigrant mother works outside the home, away from the father and children. Over the years, the family shrinks and splits, but the surviving members eventually come back together to rally around their ailing mother.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

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First edition. 27 pp. Near fine in stapled wrappers.

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Paperback. Zustand: New.

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Zustand: New. Katz, Alex (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 252 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. In Stock.

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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 303 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.69 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sensitive Skin #13 features writing by Stewart Home, Peter Blauner, Hal Sirowitz, Thaddeus Rutkowski, Erik Noonan, Robert C. Hardin, D. James Smith, Carl Watson, Matt McClaren, Christopher Romero, Max Blagg, B. Kold, Hilary Holladay, Jonathan Shaw, Ron Kolm and Patrick O'Neil, with art by David de Biasio, Justin Clifford Rhody, Julia Kissina, Alex Katz, Samoa and more. Katz, Alex (illustrator).…

Zustand: New. Katz, Alex (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: New.