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Dexter explores racism with a cold eye in Train--rarely politically correct and always unafraid to find pettiness in the lives of liberal whites, beatniks, philanthropists, and powerful African-Americans. Outside of the purity of Train's golf swing, Dexter finds little to celebrate in the troubled times, and every page offers the possibility of new catastrophe. Occasionally, with this abundance of disaster, Dexter seems to lose track, and a few of his subplots (like the story of a hideously burned reporter who tries to uncover the truth behind the killings on a sailboat) never quite get resolved. Yet, Train is not a bleak novel, and Packard's detachment lends the book an air of dark comedy. When Dexter writes, "Packard was amused with the world at large" he could just as well be writing about himself: curious, entertained, fascinated, but never unsettled by the grotesquery of human existence. --Patrick O'Kellley
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: OKAZ. il s'appelle lionel walk, mais on le surnomme train. il a dix-huit ans, il est noir et travaille comme caddie dans un club huppé de los angeles. il est doué pour le golf et s'exerce en cachette jusqu'au jour oú packard, un inspecteur au passé trouble, le remarque. mais dans les années 1950, les noirs ne sont bons qu'ā porter les sacs des blancs. un roman sombre et troublant, tendu ā l'extręme. - Nombre de page(s) : 349 - Poids : 188g - Langue : ANGLAIS (ETATS-UNIS) - Genre : Policier / Thriller grand format POINTS POLICIER. Seller Inventory # O2374792-666