Dream city : a novel / Douglas Unger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Unger, Douglas, author.

Series:

Western literature and fiction series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Las Vegas (Nev.)--Fiction.

Las Vegas (Nev.).

Genre:

Novels.

Physical Description:

343 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2024]

Summary:

In this unconventional tale of Las Vegas during the two delirious boom decades before the bust of the Great Recession, failed actor “C. D.” Reinhart, who has launched a new career in hotel marketing, is gradually losing his moral and existential compass. Working on The Strip during an era when Sin City’s population growth was outpacing any other place in America, C. D. climbs the industry ladder while modeling himself after a Pyramid Resorts top executive, Lance Sheperd. C. D.’s professional choices lead him down a tumultuous road, as Sheperd, a complex and, at times, visionary figure, pilots his ventures through the tangled wheeling and dealing of finance and corporate politics straight into catastrophe.

ISBN:

9781647791650

1647791650

OCLC:

1439217353