The mayor's tongue
Rich, Nathaniel, 1980-2009
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This debut novel is a meditation on the frustrations of love, the madness of mayors, the failings of language and the transformative powers of storytelling. The novel unfolds in two narratives, one following a young man and the other an old man. Both men have journeys which take them from New York to the mountains of northern Italy.
Main title:
The mayor's tongue / Nathaniel Rich.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2009.
Collation:
310 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Riverhead, 2008.
ISBN:
9780701183349 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6JFR
Language:
English
BRN:
777108