American Rust
by Meyer, Philipp
Set in a beautiful but economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, American Rust is a novel of the lost American dream and the desperation--as well as the acts of friendship, loyalty, and love--that arise from its loss. From local bars to trainyards to prison, it is the story of two young men, bound to the town by family, responsibility, inertia, and the beauty around them, who dream of a future beyond the factories and abandoned homes.Left alone to care for his aging father after his mother commits suicide and his sister escapes to Yale, Isaac English longs for a life beyond his hometown. But when he finally sets out to leave for good, accompanied by his temperamental best friend, former high school football star Billy Poe, they are caught up in a terrible act of violence that changes their lives forever.Evoking John Steinbeck's novels of restless lives during the Great Depression, American Rust takes us into the contemporary American heartland at a moment of profound unrest and uncertainty about the future. It is a dark but lucid vision, a moving novel about the bleak realities that battle our desire for transcendence and the power of love and friendship to redeem us.
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AMERICAN RUST: WITH ADVANCE EXCERPT IN MCSWEENEY'S #18 ISSUE
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New York City, NY: Spiegel & Grau, 2009. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Spiegel & Grau, 2009. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 370 pages. Rare Phillip Meyer collectible set. Fine copies of "American Rust" and "One Day This Will All Be Yours" Advance Excerpt in McSweeney's Issue # 18, signed… Read more about this item Item Price
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London, England: Simon & Schuster, 2009. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Simon & Schuster, 2009. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 370 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most important literary debuts of our time. The first appearance of the title in the United Kingdom. Precedes… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Meyer on the title page. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($27.95). Quarter orange buckram with cream paper on the boards, lightly rubbed. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Meyer's novel of the lost American dream in a Pennslyvania steel town, reminiscent of Steinbeck's Depression-era novels.… Read more about this item Item Price
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American Rust: A Novel
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