The Idea of Home

by Curtis White and Curtis White

Book Overview

In Curtis White's first novel, The Idea Of Home, he attempts to imagine "a place in which humans can live." This utopia is definitely not San Lorenzo - a post-war, prefabricated suburb in California - where White grew up and which is the basis for this novel. From the vantage point of anoff-kilter adulthood, White spins recent American history together with personal observations and investigations into the dark heart of American suburbia. Shocking,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564783707
• ISBN13: 9781564783707
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher