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The Whale Chaser
Tony Ardizzone
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Description for The Whale Chaser
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
The Whale Chaser is the story of Vince Sansone, the eldest child and only son in a large Italian American family, who comes of age in 1960s Chicago. A constant disappointment to his embittered father - a fishmonger who shows his displeasure with his fists - Vince finds solace by falling in love. Classmate Marie Santangelo, the butcher's winsome daughter, entices him with passionate kisses and the prospect of entering her family's business. Yet he pursues Lucy Sheehan, an older girl with a ""reputation.""When Vince abruptly flees Chicago, he ends up in Tofino, a picturesque fishing town on the rugged ... Read more
The Whale Chaser is the story of Vince Sansone, the eldest child and only son in a large Italian American family, who comes of age in 1960s Chicago. A constant disappointment to his embittered father - a fishmonger who shows his displeasure with his fists - Vince finds solace by falling in love. Classmate Marie Santangelo, the butcher's winsome daughter, entices him with passionate kisses and the prospect of entering her family's business. Yet he pursues Lucy Sheehan, an older girl with a ""reputation.""When Vince abruptly flees Chicago, he ends up in Tofino, a picturesque fishing town on the rugged ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL, United States
ISBN
9780897339230
SKU
V9780897339230
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-49
About Tony Ardizzone
Tony Ardizzone, a native of Chicago, is the author of six previous books of fiction, including In the Garden of Papa Santuzzu and The Evening News. His writing has received the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, the Pushcart Prize, the Chicago Foundation for Literature Award for Fiction, and the Milkweed Editions National Fiction Prize, among other honors. He lives ... Read more
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