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Fridays At Enrico's : A Novel

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Beat scene nostalgia with youth, ambition, love.

Fridays at Enrico's is a must-read for those interested in the Beat scene and its influence on counterculture. The novel adeptly captures the heady days of youth and ambition, alongside the bittersweet longing for what could have been. Carpenter's skillful portrayal of San Francisco and Portland, and the bohemians and writers who inhabited them during this era, make this novel a rich and engaging read. The editing and development by Jonathan Lethem only further enhances the already impressive work.

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Fridays At Enrico's : A Novel

by Don Carpenter, Jonathan Lethem
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ISBN: 9781619023017
Authors: Don Carpenter, Jonathan Lethem
Publisher: Counterpoint
Date of Publication: 2014-04-15
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.11
(rated by 663 readers)

Description

Don Carpenter was one of the finest novelists in the West. His first novel, A Hard Rain Falling, published in 1966, has been championed by Richard Price, and George Pelecanos called it �a masterpiece . . . the definitive juvenile-delinquency novel and a damning indictment of our criminal justice system.” His novel A Couple of Comedians is thought by some the best novel about Hollywood ever written.Fridays at Enrico’s is the story of four writers living in Northern California and Portland during the early, heady days of the Beat scene, a time of youth and opportunity. This story mixes the excitement of beginning with the melancholy of ambition, often thwarted and never satisfied. Loss of innocence is only the first price you pay.These are people, men and women, tender with expectation, at risk and in love. Carpenter also carefully draws a portrait of these two remarkable places, San Francisco and Portland, in the ’50s and early ’60s, when writers and bohemians were busy creating the groundwork for what came to be the counterculture.The complete penultimate manuscript forgotten since the author’s death, was recently discovered, and we’re thrilled to see this book into print.
 

Beat scene nostalgia with youth, ambition, love.

Fridays at Enrico's is a must-read for those interested in the Beat scene and its influence on counterculture. The novel adeptly captures the heady days of youth and ambition, alongside the bittersweet longing for what could have been. Carpenter's skillful portrayal of San Francisco and Portland, and the bohemians and writers who inhabited them during this era, make this novel a rich and engaging read. The editing and development by Jonathan Lethem only further enhances the already impressive work.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.