Goat: A Memoir (Signed First Edition)

Brad Land

ISBN 10: 1400060931 / ISBN 13: 9781400060931

Published by Random House, 2004

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New York: Random House [2004]. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. NEW/NEW. A pristine unread copy. SIGNED by author on title page. He has signed his name only, with no inscription, and drawn a doodle above his name. This book quickly went into multiple printings. You cannot find a better copy. Movie Source. Signed-Memoir.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Goat: A Memoir (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Random House
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1400060931
• ISBN 13: 9781400060931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Reeling from a terrifying assault that has left him physically injured and psychologically shattered, nineteen-year-old Brad Land must also contend with unsympathetic local police, parents who can barely discuss “the incident” (as they call it), a brother riddled with guilt but unable to slow down enough for Brad to keep up, and the feeling that he’ll never be normal again. When Brad’s brother enrolls at Clemson University and pledges a fraternity, Brad believes he’s being left behind once and for all. Desperate to belong, he follows. What happens there—in the name of “brotherhood,” and with the supposed goal of forging a scholar and a gentleman from the raw materials of boyhood—involves torturous late-night hazing, heartbreaking estrangement from his brother, and, finally, the death of a fellow pledge. Ultimately, Brad must weigh total alienation from his newfound community against accepting a form of brutality he already knows too well.

A searing memoir of masculinity, violence, and brotherhood, Goat provides an unprecedented window into the emotional landscape of young men and introduces a writer of uncommon grace and power.

About the Author

Brad Land studied creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he received his M.F.A., and Western Michigan University, where he served as nonfiction editor of Third Coast. He has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony and now lives in South Carolina.