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Hungary-Hollywood express : a novel / Éric Plamondon ; translated from the French by Dimitri Nasrallah.
Van Pelt Library PQ3919.3.P55 H6613 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plamondon, Éric, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Plamondon, Éric, 1969- 1984 trilogy ; v. 1.
- Esplanade Books, the fiction series at Véhicule Press
- Volume 1 of the 1984 trilogy
- Esplanade books
- Standardized Title:
- Hongrie-Hollywood express. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Weissmuller, Johnny, 1904-1984--Fiction.
- Weissmuller, Johnny.
- Weissmuller, Johnny, 1904-1984.
- French-Canadian fiction.
- United States--Fiction.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 159 pages ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Montréal, Québec, Canada : Véhicule Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the French.
- Summary:
- When Gabriel Rivages recounts the life of Olympic gold medallist and silver-screen heart-throb Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984), he brings to life a vibrant patchwork of America's 20th-century, from its athletic exploits to its literary underground, from its cinematic glory to its obscure failures. Edgar Rice Burroughs sells pencil sharpeners, Albert Einstein crosses paths with squirrel-hunters, JFK becomes an airport, the world record for the 100-metre freestyle swim is broken, Tarzan saves Jane, a corrupt accountant runs away with the savings, the Second World War makes waves in Lake Michigan, and living legend wraps up a storied career as a host in a Las Vegas restaurant.
- Notes:
- "Originally published as Hongrie-Hollywood Express by Le Quartanier, 2011."
- "Hungary-Hollywood Express is the first novel in Éric Plamondon's 1984 Trilogy, published in French by Le Quartanier. Mayonnaise and Apple S, the second and third volumes, focus on Richard Brautigan and Apple founder Steve Jobs respectively. They will be published in English by Véhicule Press"--Back of book.
- Other Format:
- Plamondon, Éric, 1969- Hongrie-Hollywood express. English. Hungary-Hollywood express.
- ISBN:
- 9781550654509
- 1550654500
- OCLC:
- 951847915
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