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The gargoyle hunters / John Freeman Gill.
Van Pelt Library PS3607.I4355 G37 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gill, John Freeman, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fathers and sons--Fiction.
- Fathers and sons.
- Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence.
- Business enterprises--Corrupt practices.
- Business enterprises.
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
- Gargoyles.
- Gargoyles--Fiction.
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Fiction.
- Business enterprises--Corrupt practices--Fiction.
- Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence--Fiction.
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.
- New York (N.Y.).
- National Book Committee.
- New York (State)--New York.
- FICTION / Literary.
- FICTION / Coming of Age.
- FICTION / Urban.
- Local Subjects:
- FICTION / Literary.
- FICTION / Coming of Age.
- FICTION / Urban.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Psychological fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 339 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
- Summary:
- "Griffin Watts is 13 years old in 1974 New York, a city which, at the brink of financial collapse, seems to crumble around him at roughly the same rate as his family. Desperate to forge a connection to his father, Griffin gets co-opted into his illicit and dangerous architectural salvage business, which allows him to discover the centuries old sculptures (gargoyles) carved into buildings all over the city by immigrant artisans. As his father's obsession with preserving the landmark buildings around him descends into mania, Griffin has to learn how to build himself into the person he wants to become--and let go of what he cannot keep"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- "A novel"--Book jacket.
- "This ls a Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.
- ISBN:
- 9781101946886
- 1101946881
- OCLC:
- 951415484
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