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Author:

Robertson, Robin.

Title:

The Long Take : or, A Way to Lose More Slowly.

Edition:

First United States edition.

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Subject:

World War (1939-1945.)
Since 1939.
Buildings.
City and town life--Poetry.
City and town life.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Post-traumatic stress disorder--Poetry.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Film noir--Poetry.
Film noir.
Narrative poetry.
Journalists--Poetry.
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Poetry.
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans.
Journalists.
City and town life.
Race relations.
War and military.
Journalists.
Veterans.
Social conditions.
Film noir.
Los Angeles (California)--History--20th century.
Los Angeles (Calif)--History--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif)--Social conditions--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif)--Race relations--Poetry.
Los Angeles (Calif)--Buildings, structures, etc--Poetry.
United States--Social conditions--1945---Poetry.
United States--Poetry.
United States--History--History--20th century.
United States--Social conditions--1945-
United States.
California--Los Angeles.
Poetry.
Historical fiction.
Novels in verse.
Poetry.
History.

Notes:

Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, London, in 2018. Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-236.)

Contents:

1946 -- 1948 -- 1951 -- 1953 -- Credits.

Summary:

A Canadian veteran of D-Day travels through New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, struggling with his memories of the war and experiencing firsthand America's postwar social and racial divisions. The story is told in verse and illustrations -- adapted from cover description.

ISBN:

0525655212
9780525655213

Locations:

VTPD454 -- Cresco Public Library (Cresco)