The underbelly : plus “but I’m gonna put a cat on you” outspoken interview : Phillips, Gary, 1955-

Title

The underbelly : plus “but I’m gonna put a cat on you” outspoken interview : Phillips, Gary, 1955-

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Topics
Phillips, Gary, 1955- — Interviews, Phillips, Gary, 1955-, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 — Veterans — Fiction, Missing persons — Investigation — California — Los Angeles — Fiction, Authors, American — 20th century — Interviews, FICTION — Urban, Authors, American, Missing persons — Investigation, Veterans, Los Angeles (Calif.) — Fiction, California — Los Angeles
Publisher
Oakland, CA : PM Press
Language
English

Item Size
416.9M

1 online resource (154 pages) :

Providing insight on homelessness, political corruption, and the potential effects of gentrification, this urban noir tells the tough story of Magrady, a semi-homeless Vietnam veteran in Los Angeles. As he searches for a friend who has gone missing from Skid Row and who may be involved in a dangerous scheme, Magrady must deal with take-no-prisoners community organizers, an unflinching cop from his past, frequent flashbacks of war, an elderly sexpot, the drug culture, and the perils of chili cheese fries at midnight. A rollicking interview with the author wherein he discusses ghetto literature

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154)

Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; Author’s Introduction; The Underbelly; “But I’m Gonna Put a Cat on You”; Bibliography; About the Author

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