Fast Eddie: A Novel in Many Voices

by Robert L. O'Connell

Book Overview

Fifty years ago Eddie Rickenbacker was a household name. This wild, funny, highly original novel brings him back to life, simultaneously elevating him to the realm of myth and portraying him with all his flaws. A pioneer in the world of automobiles and autoracing, America's World War I flying ace, a major influence on both the aircraft industry and aircraft design, founder of a major airline, he made front-page news across the country during World...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688166903
• ISBN13: 9780688166908
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Quips from God

O'Connell proves that humor and diaspora are the keynotes of our fumbled last half century with wit, compassion and unflagging grace. With a sardonic God amidst a collage of disparate voices, O'Connell draws an individual man out of the clustered mess of history and the small lies and truths upon which our world is founded. Always questioning the problems of truth in narrative without digressing into meta-fictional unreadability, O'Connell has written a brilliant book, sure to be read less than it should. A resounding first novel.