Justin Hocking

The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld (eBook, ePUB)

A Memoir

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Surfing in Far Rockaway, romantic obsession, and Moby-Dick converge in this winning and refreshing memoir


Justin Hocking lands in New York hopeful but adrift-he's jobless, unexpectedly overwhelmed and disoriented by the city, struggling with anxiety and obsession, and attempting to maintain a faltering long-distance relationship. As a man whose brand of therapy has always been motion, whether in a skate park or on a snowdrift, Hocking needs an outlet for his restlessness. Then he spies his first New York surfer hauling a board to the subway, and its not long before he's a member of the vibrant and passionate surfing community at Far Rockaway. But in the wake of a traumatic robbery incident, the dark undercurrents of his ocean-obsession pull him further and further out on his own night sea journey.
With Moby-Dick as a touchstone, and interspersed with interludes on everything from the history of surfing to Scientology's naval ties to the environmental impact of the Iraq War, The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld is a multifaceted and enduring modern odyssey from a memorable and whip-smart new literary voice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Graywolf Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781555970871
• Artikelnr.: 40298866

Autorenporträt

Justin Hocking