| A Hall of Mirrors Contributor(s): Stone, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395860288 ISBN-13: 9780395860281 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1997 Annotation: Rheinhardt, a disk jockey and failed musician, rolls into New Orleans looking for work and another chance in life. What he finds is a woman physically and psychically damaged by the men in her past and a job that entangles him in a right-wing political movement. Peopled with civil rights activists, fanatical Christians, corrupt politicians, and demented Hollywood stars, A Hall of Mirrors vividly depicts the dark side of America that erupted in the sixties. To quote Wallace Stegner, "Stone writes like a bird, like an angel, like a circus barker, like a con man, like someone so high on pot that he is scraping his shoes on the stars." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Political - Fiction | City Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96052158 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.15 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: Rheinhardt, a disk jockey and failed musician, rolls into New Orleans looking for work and another chance in life. What he finds is a woman physically and psychically damaged by the men in her past and a job that entangles him in a right-wing political movement. Peopled with civil rights activists, fanatical Christians, corrupt politicians, and demented Hollywood stars, A Hall of Mirrors vividly depicts the dark side of America that erupted in the sixties. To quote Wallace Stegner, Stone writes like a bird, like an angel, like a circus barker, like a con man, like someone so high on pot that he is scraping his shoes on the stars. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stone, Robert: - ROBERT STONE (1937-2015) was the acclaimed author of eight novels and two story collections, includingDog Soldiers, winner of the National Book Award, andBear and His Daughter, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His memoir, Prime Green, was published in 2007. Stone, Robert: -ROBERT STONE (1937-2015) was the acclaimed author of eight novels and two story collections, including Dog Soldiers, winner of the National Book Award, and Bear and His Daughter, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His memoir, Prime Green, was published in 2007. |