The long take : or, a way to lose more slowly /
Robertson, Robin, 1955-
The long take : or, a way to lose more slowly / Robin Robertson. - First United States edition. - 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, London, in 2018.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236).
1946 -- 1948 -- 1951 -- 1953 -- Credits.
A Canadian veteran of D-Day travels through New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, struggling with his memories of the war and experiencing firsthand America's postwar social and racial divisions. The story is told in verse and illustrations --
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, 2018.
9780525655213 0525655212
2018008737
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Poetry.
Post-traumatic stress disorder--Poetry.
Film noir--Poetry.
Journalists--Poetry.
City and town life--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Race relations--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Poetry.
United States--Social conditions--1945---Poetry.
Poetry.
The long take : or, a way to lose more slowly / Robin Robertson. - First United States edition. - 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, London, in 2018.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236).
1946 -- 1948 -- 1951 -- 1953 -- Credits.
A Canadian veteran of D-Day travels through New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, struggling with his memories of the war and experiencing firsthand America's postwar social and racial divisions. The story is told in verse and illustrations --
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, 2018.
9780525655213 0525655212
2018008737
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Poetry.
Post-traumatic stress disorder--Poetry.
Film noir--Poetry.
Journalists--Poetry.
City and town life--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Race relations--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Poetry.
United States--Social conditions--1945---Poetry.
Poetry.