Open throat
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780374609870, 037460987X
Physical Desc
160 pages ; 20 cm
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction - New | FICTION HOKE | Available |
Holland Free Public Library - Adult Fiction - New | HOKE Henry | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction - New | HOKE Henry | Checked Out |
Mendham Township Library - Adult Fiction - New | FICTION HOKE | Available |
Morris County Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION HOKE, HENRY | Checked Out |
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Published
New York : MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780374609870, 037460987X
Notes
Description
"A novel narrated by a queer and hungry mountain lion living in the drought-devastated land beneath the Hollywood sign"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
A queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Lonely and fascinated by humanity’s foibles, the lion spends their days protecting the welfare of a nearby homeless encampment, observing obnoxious hikers complain about their trauma, and, in quiet moments, grappling with the complexities of their gender identity, memories of a vicious father, and the indignities of sentience. “I have so much language in my brain,” our lion says, “and nowhere to put it.” When a man-made fire engulfs the encampment, the lion is forced from the hills down into the city the hikers call “ellay.” As the lion confronts a carousel of temptations and threats, they take us on a tour that spans the cruel inequalities of Los Angeles and the toll of climate grief, while scrambling to avoid earthquakes, floods, and the noise of their own conflicted psyche. But even when salvation finally seems within reach, they are forced to face down the ultimate question: Do they want to eat a person, or become one? In elegiac prose woven with humor, imagination, sensuality, and tragedy, Henry Hoke’s Open Throat is a marvel of storytelling, a universal journey through a wondrous and menacing world told by a lovable mountain lion. Both feral and vulnerable, profound and playful, Open Throat is a star-making novel that brings mythmaking to real life.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hoke, H. (2023). Open throat (First edition.). MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hoke, Henry, 1983-. 2023. Open Throat. MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hoke, Henry, 1983-. Open Throat MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hoke, Henry. Open Throat First edition., MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
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