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AlbakiReads Editorial A bruising family reckoning in Los Angeles
A bruising family reckoning in Los Angeles
Bruno Dante arrives in Los Angeles after learning that his father is in a coma, carrying the instability of a recent stay in a psychiatric hospital and an entrenched relationship with alcohol. The novel places a strained family reunion alongside Bruno’s efforts to manage pain through drinking, as a chaotic episode involving a stolen car, a missing wallet, and an underage sex worker deepens his crisis. Set against family pressure and self-destructive behavior, Chump Change centers on a writer-protagonist confronting both his father’s condition and his own unraveling.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Readers interested in literary fiction about dysfunctional families and addiction
- Fans of troubled, self-destructive protagonist narratives
- Readers seeking Los Angeles–set fiction with adult themes
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Family conflictAlcohol abuseMental health crisisSelf-destructionLos Angeles
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Book Overview When he finds out his father is in a coma, aspiring writer and part-time drunk Bruno Dante, fresh from the nuthouse, must head to Los Ang...
When he finds out his father is in a coma, aspiring writer and part-time drunk Bruno Dante, fresh from the nuthouse, must head to Los Angeles for a fraught family reunion in Dan Fante's Chump Change. Now back in print to coincide with the publication of his new novel, 86'd, Chump Change follows Bruno through the tension and stress of facing his family--and the inevitable, pain-dulling drinking that lands him naked in a stolen car with an underage hooker whose pimp has stolen his wallet. Chump Change is "an honest misfit's view of America far too few know." (John Fowles, author of The French Lieutenant's Woman).
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 195 | Language: English | Publisher: PERENNIAL | ISBN: 0061779245
FormatPaperback
Pages195
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0061779245
EAN9780061779244
PublisherPERENNIAL
Publication Date2009-12-01
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.37 Pounds
Length8.02 Inches
Width5.24 Inches
Height0.55 Inches
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