The Barbarian Parade: Pursuit of the Un-American Dream - Softcover

Gann, Kirby

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9781588180650: The Barbarian Parade: Pursuit of the Un-American Dream

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1588180654 ISBN 13: 9781588180650

Publisher: Hill Street Press, 2004

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A novel about soccer

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About the Author:

Kirby Gann is a former semiprofessional soccer player and bookseller. He is the managing editor of Sarabande Books. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Review:

...a brave and buoyant bildungsroman...fiery, hell-bent prose...a picaresque novel of and for our time. -- Robin Lippincott, author of Mr. Dalloway

...by turns sensuous, carnal, tender, and often brutal...a striking debut for a novelist of daring creativity and passion. -- Edmund White

...fearless first novel...a compelling and memorable read -- Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife

...simultaneously hilarious and heart-breaking, evocative but never nostalgic, touching but never sentimental...not only poetic, but a great page-turner. -- Silas House, author of Clay's Quilt and The Cool of the Day

[T]he debut of an important and vigorous new voice in fiction...it's real, and moving, and true. -- Bret Lott, author of Jewel

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