The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-Cream God - Hardcover

John R. Powers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0809279290 ISBN 13: 9780809279296

Publisher: Contemporary Books, Inc., 1977

Synopsis

Book by John R. Powers

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Book Description:

The concluding novel in John R. Powers’s memorable trilogy set in mid-twentieth century South Side Chicago is the poignant tale of an ambitious and gifted young man from a blue-collar neighborhood who struggles to find his place in a world that seems riddled with insincerity. He narrates his bittersweet battles with God, sex, career, and family in a voice that evokes an Irish-Catholic Holden Caufield. The first two novels in Powers’s trilogy have also been reissued in the Loyola Classics series.
 

From the Back Cover:

All religions have worked hard to give you the impression that I’m a stiff; the kind of guy you’d never invite to a party. . . . I like laughter and the people who do it; from the twitterers to the chucklers to those whose laughter roars out in a gallop of explosions. To me, laughter is taking a bite out of life and saying, “Just right.”
Signed: God

Clever yet cynical Tim Conroy, a failed idealist with a chip on his shoulder, is unable to find a secure place for himself in 1960s South Side Chicago. He narrates his bittersweet struggles with God, sex, career, and education in a voice that evokes an Irish Catholic Holden Caulfield. This poignant, skillfully told tale concludes John R. Powers’s memorable coming-of-age trilogy that includes The Last Catholic in America and Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

About this edition

• Publisher: Contemporary Books, Inc.
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0809279290
• ISBN 13: 9780809279296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 330