Fast Eddie: A Novel in Many Voices
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Fifty years ago Eddie Rickenbacker was a household name. This wild, funny, highly original novel brings him back to life, simultaneously elevating him to the realm of myth and portraying him with all his flaws. A pioneer in the world of automobiles and autoracing, America's World War I flying ace, a major influence on both the aircraft industry and aircraft design, founder of a major airline, he made front-page news across the country during World War II by surviving in a life raft in the Pacific for twenty-one days. The novel is told in a multitude of voices ranging from Alfred Sloan of General Motors to novelist John Dos Passos and General Billy Mitchell to Rickenbacker's wife and mother -- and, of course, the voice of Eddie himself. But most startling of all is the voice of God, a detached observer who comments frequently and ironically on Rickenbacker's life and machinations.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0688166903
ISBN13:9780688166908
Release Date:July 1999
Publisher:William Morrow & Company
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"
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Quips from God
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
O'Connell proves that humor and diaspora are the keynotes of our fumbled last half century with wit, compassion and unflagging grace. With a sardonic God amidst a collage of disparate voices, O'Connell draws an individual man out of the clustered mess of history and the small lies and truths upon which our world is founded. Always questioning the problems of truth in narrative without digressing into meta-fictional unreadability, O'Connell has written a brilliant book, sure to be read less than it should. A resounding first novel.
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