Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet |
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| Author:
| Proulx, Joanne |
| ISBN: | 978-0-14-305358-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Canada
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| Imprint: | Penguin Canada |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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When 17-year-old Luke Hunter foretells the death of his friend with freakish accuracy, life gets complicated, fast. Everyone in Stokum, his rank little pinprick of a hometown, knows about the premonition and wants to know more. But Luke holds everyone--the local news crew, his buddy Fang, the Polish widow next door--at arm's length as he lurches through his own personal minefield studded with previously unconsidered existential ponderings, Christian fundamentalists, a missing girl's...
More DescriptionWhen 17-year-old Luke Hunter foretells the death of his friend with freakish accuracy, life gets complicated, fast. Everyone in Stokum, his rank little pinprick of a hometown, knows about the premonition and wants to know more. But Luke holds everyone--the local news crew, his buddy Fang, the Polish widow next door--at arm's length as he lurches through his own personal minefield studded with previously unconsidered existential ponderings, Christian fundamentalists, a missing girl's frantic mother, and a dream girl who isn't his. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet is a darkly comic coming-of-age novel that nails contemporary youth culture and sits comfortably alongside the recent offerings by Miriam Toews and DBC Pierre.