The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld

The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld
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Publisher : Graywolf Press
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 9781555970871
ISBN-13 : 1555970877
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Book Synopsis The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld by : Justin Hocking

Download or read book The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld written by Justin Hocking and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surfing in Far Rockaway, romantic obsession, and Moby-Dick converge in this winning and refreshing memoir Justin Hocking lands in New York hopeful but adrift—he's jobless, unexpectedly overwhelmed and disoriented by the city, struggling with anxiety and obsession, and attempting to maintain a faltering long-distance relationship. As a man whose brand of therapy has always been motion, whether in a skate park or on a snowdrift, Hocking needs an outlet for his restlessness. Then he spies his first New York surfer hauling a board to the subway, and its not long before he's a member of the vibrant and passionate surfing community at Far Rockaway. But in the wake of a traumatic robbery incident, the dark undercurrents of his ocean-obsession pull him further and further out on his own night sea journey. With Moby-Dick as a touchstone, and interspersed with interludes on everything from the history of surfing to Scientology's naval ties to the environmental impact of the Iraq War, The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld is a multifaceted and enduring modern odyssey from a memorable and whip-smart new literary voice.


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