Self-Reliance: A Novel

By Michael Brownstein

It's the mid-1970s in a seedy and bankrupt New York. Determined to change his life, Roy loses control of it instead. Abandoning everything, he roams Manhattan searching for the person he believes has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566890187
• ISBN13: 9781566890182
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A novel of feverish intensity

Brilliantly depicts the transition point in New York City's downtown culture between the hunger artists of the 60's and 70's and the gourmand diners of the 80's and 90's.