The Whale Chaser: A Novel by Tony Ardizzone (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Whale Chaser by Tony Ardizzone Tells the story of Vince Sansone, the eldest child and only son in a large Italian American family, who comes of age in 1960s Chicago. Set in the turbulent decades of the Vietnam War and the drug and hippie counterculture, The Whale Chaser is a powerful story about the possibility of redemption. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Whale Chaser is the story of Vince Sansone, the eldest child and only son in a large Italian-American family, who comes of age in 1960s Chicago. A constant disappointment to his embittered father-a fishmonger who shows his displeasure with his fists-Vince finds solace by falling in love. Classmate Marie Santangelo, the neighborhood butchers winsome daughter, entices him with passionate kisses and the prospect of entering her familys business. Yet he pursues Lucy Sheehan, an older girl with a "reputation," who has also been victimized by the adults in her life.When Vince abruptly flees Chicago he ends up in Tofino, a picturesque fishing town on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. First he works gutting fish, then is hired by Tofinos most colorful dealer, Mr. Zig-Zag, and joins the thriving marijuana trade. Ultimately, through his friendship with Ignatius George, an Ahousaht native, he finds his calling as a whale guide.Vince must come to terms with the consequences of his actions as well as his familys version of la storia segreta, the unspoken story of how his grandfather, like thousands of other Italians and Italian-Americans, was evacuated from prohibited zones on the West Coast and, along with hundreds of others, interned in a prison camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Set in the turbulent decades of the Vietnam War and the drug and hippie counterculture, The Whale Chaser is a powerful story about the possibility of redemption. Author Biography Tony Ardizzone, a native of Chicago, is the author of six previous books of fiction, includingIn the Garden of Papa SantuzzuandThe Evening News. His writing has received the Flannery OConnor Award for Short Fiction, the Pushcart Prize, the Chicago Foundation for Literature Award for Fiction, and the Milkweed Editions National Fiction Prize, among other honors. He lives in Portland Oregon. Review "The Whale Chaser is a masterful merger of history, metaphor and metaphysics, explanation and confession. Ardizzones eye, ear and recollection are incredible. . . . His precise language more than describes; it turns scenes of both violence and love into incredible experiences." --David Bradley, author, The Chaneysville Incident and winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction"[Ardizzone] has a knack of saying out loud what youve always felt and never put into words. . . . Through sin, redemption, death and resurrection, Ardizzones latest goes deep into the 1960s and 70s to give us a tale worthy of our attention." --Fred Gardaphé, author of From Wiseguys to Wise Men"A sumptuous and inspirational read. . . . With The Whale Chaser Ardizzone has achieved his masterpiece, and at the same time--off-handedly, with true sprezzatura--one of the two or three greatest novels ever of the Italian American quandary." --John Domini, author of Earthquake I.D."Ardizzones latest novel stretches over decades and miles, from the crowded North Side of Chicago to the haunting waters of British Columbia. The book sends home the complicated, elusive beauty of the struggle toward self-comprehension--with insights as illuminating and breathtaking as a whales sudden breach." --Angela Pneuman, author of Lay It on My Heart and Home Remedies"Impressively well written from beginning to end, The Whale Chaser is a complex and deftly crafted novel that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself is finished and set back upon the shelf." --Midwest Book Review"This lyrical, engaging novel is sensual, suspenseful, and full of crackling life. Tony Ardizzone, above all, is a marvelous chronicler of the joys of being alive. Theres plenty of peril too, and suspense, the human tragicomedy in all its nuanced complexity." --Christine Sneed, author of Little Known Facts and Paris, He Said Review Quote "This lyrical, engaging novel is sensual, suspenseful, and full of crackling life. Tony Ardizzone, above all, is a marvelous chronicler of the joys of being alive. Theres plenty of peril too, and suspense, the human tragicomedy in all its nuanced complexity." --Christine Sneed, author of Little Known Facts and Paris, He Said Details ISBN0897339231 Author Tony Ardizzone Short Title WHALE CHASER Pages 384 Language English ISBN-10 0897339231 ISBN-13 9780897339230 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2015 Imprint Academy Chicago Publishers Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Subtitle A Novel NZ Release Date 2015-05-01 US Release Date 2015-05-01 Publication Date 2015-05-01 UK Release Date 2015-05-01 Publisher Academy Chicago Publishers DEWEY 813.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2015-08-06 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136557145;

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