The Falconer by Dana Czapnik (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Falconer by Dana Czapnik Dana Czapniks debut, a 1990s New York-set novel of love, basketball, art, feminism and youthful dreams, is a new coming-of-age classic. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A novel of huge heart and fierce intelligence. - Ann PatchettAn electric debut - New York Times Exhilarating - Claire Messud Deeply affecting - Salman RushdieA new coming-of-age classic, an early 90s New York-set novel of love, basketball, art and feminismSeventeen-year-old Lucy Adler, a street-smart, trash-talking baller, is often the only girl on the public courts. Lucys inner life is a contradiction. Shes by turns quixotic and cynical, insecure and self-possessed and, despite herself, is in unrequited love with her best friend and pick-up teammate Percy, son of a prominent New York family who is trying to resist his upper crust fate.As Lucy questions accepted notions of success, bristling against her own hunger for male approval, she is drawn into the world of a pair of provocative female artists living in what remains of New Yorks bohemia.In her hit US debut, Dana Czapnik memorably captures the voice of a young woman in the first flush of freedom searching for an authentic way to live and love. Author Biography Dana Czapnik is a 2018 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Fiction from The New York Foundation for the Arts. In 2017, she was awarded an Emerging Writers Fellowship from the Center for Fiction. Czapnik earned her MFA at Hunter College where she was recognized with a Hertog Fellowship. Shes spent most of her career on the editorial side of professional sports including stints at ESPN the Magazine, the United States Tennis Association, and the Arena Football League. A native New Yorker, she lives in Manhattan with her husband and son. Promotional Dana Czapniks debut, a 1990s New York-set novel of love, basketball, art, feminism and youthful dreams, is a new coming-of-age classic. Long Description Dana Czapniks debut, a 1990s New York-set novel of love, basketball, art, feminism and youthful dreams, is a new coming-of-age classic. A novel of huge heart and fierce intelligence. - Ann Patchett An electric debut - New York Times Exhilarating - Claire Messud Deeply affecting - Salman Rushdie A new coming-of-age classic, an early 90s New York-set novel of love, basketball, art and feminism Seventeen-year-old Lucy Adler, a street-smart, trash-talking baller, is often the only girl on the public courts. Lucys inner life is a contradiction. Shes by turns quixotic and cynical, insecure and self-possessed and, despite herself, is in unrequited love with her best friend and pick-up teammate Percy, son of a prominent New York family who is trying to resist his upper crust fate. As Lucy questions accepted notions of success, bristling against her own hunger for male approval, she is drawn into the world of a pair of provocative female artists living in what remains of New Yorks bohemia. In her hit US debut, Dana Czapnik memorably captures the voice of a young woman in the first flush of freedom searching for an authentic way to live and love. Promotional "Headline" Dana Czapniks debut, a 1990s New York-set novel of love, basketball, art, feminism and youthful dreams, is a new coming-of-age classic. Details ISBN0571355935 Author Dana Czapnik Pages 288 Publisher Faber & Faber Year 2019 ISBN-10 0571355935 ISBN-13 9780571355938 Publication Date 2019-08-01 Format Paperback Imprint Faber & Faber Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Language English UK Release Date 2019-08-01 AU Release Date 2019-08-01 Edition Description Main DEWEY 813.6 Audience General NZ Release Date 2019-09-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:125322640;

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