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In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, Hans -- a banker originally from the Netherlands -- finds himself marooned among the strange occupants of the Chelsea Hotel after his English wife and son return to London. Alone and untethered, feeling lost in the country he had come t...

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Main Author: O'Neill, Joseph, 1964-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 2009.
Edition: 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.
Subjects:
Immigrants > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Summary: In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, Hans -- a banker originally from the Netherlands -- finds himself marooned among the strange occupants of the Chelsea Hotel after his English wife and son return to London. Alone and untethered, feeling lost in the country he had come to regard as home, Hans stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country.--From publisher description.
Item Description: Originally published in New York by Pantheon Books, 2008.
Physical Description: 256 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9780307388773 (pbk.) :
0307388778 (pbk.) :
Author Notes: Joseph O'Neill was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1964 and grew up in Mozambique, South Africa, Iran, Turkey, and Holland. His previous works include the novels This Is the Life and The Breezes and the nonfiction book Blood-Dark Track , a family history centered on the mysterious imprisonment of both his grandfathers during World War II, which was a New York Times Notable Book. He writes regularly for The Atlantic Monthly . He lives with his family in New York City.

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