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The gargoyle hunters / by John Freeman Gill.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating Gill Gargoyle
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gill, John Freeman, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fathers and sons--Fiction.
- Fathers and sons.
- Gargoyles--Fiction.
- Gargoyles.
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Fiction.
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
- Business enterprises--Corrupt practices--Fiction.
- Business enterprises.
- Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence--Fiction.
- Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence.
- New York (N. Y.)--Fiction.
- New York (N. Y.).
- Genre:
- Psychological fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 339 pages : illustrations ; 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:
- "This ls a Borzoi Book" -- Verso title page.
- Other Format:
- Online version:
- Gill, John Freeman, author. Gargoyle hunters
- ISBN:
- 9781101946886 : HRD
- 1101946881 : HRD
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