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Putnam's semi-autobiographical Bancroft tetralogy concludes with this offbeat chronicle of recovering alcoholic Gordon Bancroft's foray into bar ownership, female wrestling and opera in San Francisco during the 1970s. Bancroft begins this portion of his life story on a jarring note, with his father's death and his inheritance of some money that he eventually uses to buy a pub called The Fife and Drum. His experiences running the bar and trying to open it up to meals and music seem to promise a lively combination of Charles Bukowski and Cheers, but the story never achieves more than a bland uniformity, despite some potentially entertaining material (the bar is briefly used as a female wrestling venue). Putnam brings a lot of energy to Bancroft's trials and tribulations, but, at the end, the character is little changed, and the novel feels like a sequel to the real story, the one behind Bancroft's growth from barfly to bar owner, which occurs before the book commences. At least earlier in the series, in Good Men and Bottoms Up, Putnam had the excesses of youth and alcohol to fuel his narratives; here, the only passion seems to be a love of opera, and the result is that, the story now feels powered less by a gas engine than by a couple of batteries.
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SELLOUT
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Baskerville Publishers, Dallas, TX, 1995
ISBN 10: 1880909359
ISBN 13: 9781880909355
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Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. ; 338 pages. Seller Inventory # 65445
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Sellout: A Novel
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED* Near fine in near fine dust few light creases to dust jacket jacket. First edition. Seller Inventory # bing844crmx883
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Sellout - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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Baskerville Publishers, Inc., New York, 1995
ISBN 10: 1880909359
ISBN 13: 9781880909355
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A bright first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket with light wear, small hole and writing to upper front; Jeff Putnam's novel is a satire of contemporary society, and the relationships between people in it. The novel follows the life of a successful artist, Jay, who is struggling to find meaning in his life. He becomes interested in a new social movement, "selling out," and decides to become a professional seller. Jay is soon disillusioned with the movement and its followers, and he begins to question the values of society.; 8vo; FSA. Seller Inventory # 31978