After Delores

Name: After Delores
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781551525150
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By Sarah Schulman

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Summary

After Delores by Sarah Schulman is a poignant exploration of love and heartbreak set against the backdrop of the vibrant 1980s New York City. The narrative follows a wisecracking waitress as she navigates the aftermath of a painful breakup with her girlfriend Delores, leading her through gritty urban landscapes and encounters with memorable characters. The novel captures themes of loss, resilience, and the search for identity in a world filled with both hope and despair.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate literary fiction with a sharp, sardonic edge. It delves into themes of love, loss, and urban life with a protagonist whose wit and resilience shine through even in the toughest circumstances. Ideal for those who like character-driven stories set in the vibrant and gritty backdrop of 1980s New York City.

After Delores

A new edition of Sarah Schulman's funny, sexy, surprising novel about a heartbroken waitress looking for love in New York.

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In After Delores, the unnamed narrator is a no-nonsense coffee shop waitress in New York's bohemian Lower East Side, nursing a broken heart after her girlfriend Dolores leaves her for another woman.

Over the course of the next few days, she goes on the prowl, looking for love, only to find herself immersed in a tangled web of seduction, deceit, and murder. Along the way, she meets a diverse array of characters, from hot femme Priscilla, go-go dancer Punkette, and the bewitching and brutal actress Charlotte.

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After Delores by Sarah Schulman is well-loved for its candid exploration of heartbreak and the gritty realities of urban life. Readers appreciate its raw emotional honesty and the distinctive voice of the protagonist. The novel's blend of sharp wit and poignant storytelling has resonated with audiences, capturing the complexities of loss and longing with a unique flair.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781551525150

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 December 2013

Country: Canada

Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 265g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Sarah Schulman is the author of sixteen books, including the novels The Mere Future, The Child, Rat Bohemia, and Empathy (all from Arsenal Pulp Press) and the recent nonfiction works The Gentrification of the Mind: Witness to a Lost Imagination and Israel/Palestine and the Queer International. She was also co-producer with Jim Hubbard of the feature documentary United in Anger: A History of ACT UP and is co-director of the ACT UP Oral History Project. She lives in New York, where she is Distinguished Professor of English at City University of New York (College of Staten Island) and a Fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU.

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