Hungary-Hollywood express : 1984, book 1

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  • Author: Plamondon, Éric
    Contributor:

    Nasrallah, Dimitri

    Summary:

    When Gabriel Rivages recounts the life of Olympic gold medallist and silver-screen heart-throb Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984), he brings to life a vibrant patchwork of America's 20th-century, from its athletic exploits to its literary underground, from its cinematic glory to its obscure failures. Edgar Rice Burroughs sells pencil sharpeners, Albert Einstein crosses paths with squirrel-hunters, JFK becomes an airport, the world record for the 100-metre freestyle swim is broken, Tarzan saves Jane, a corrupt accountant runs away with the savings, the Second World War makes waves in Lake Michigan, and living legend wraps up a storied career as a host in a Las Vegas restaurant.

    Genre: Biographical fiction, Canadian fiction, Historical fiction
    Original Publisher: Montréal, Québec, Canada , Véhicule Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781550654509

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    1550654500

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DC Contributor

Nasrallah, Dimitri

Abstract

When Gabriel Rivages recounts the life of Olympic gold medallist and silver-screen heart-throb Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984), he brings to life a vibrant patchwork of America's 20th-century, from its athletic exploits to its literary underground, from its cinematic glory to its obscure failures. Edgar Rice Burroughs sells pencil sharpeners, Albert Einstein crosses paths with squirrel-hunters, JFK becomes an airport, the world record for the 100-metre freestyle swim is broken, Tarzan saves Jane, a corrupt accountant runs away with the savings, the Second World War makes waves in Lake Michigan, and living legend wraps up a storied career as a host in a Las Vegas restaurant.

Genre
Biographical fiction
Canadian fiction
Historical fiction
Publisher (Source)

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Véhicule Press

Not specified

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