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| Author | Rachel Kushner |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Scribner |
Publication date | April 2, 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 400 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 1-439-14200-9 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 800031609 |
| 813.6 | |
| LC Class | PS3611.U7386F57 2013 |
| Preceded by | Telex from Cuba |
| Followed by | The Strange Case of Rachel K |
The Flamethrowers is a 2013 novel by American author Rachel Kushner.[1][2] The book was released on April 2, 2013 through Scribner.
The Flamethrowers follows a female artist in the 1970s. While writing the book, Kushner drew on personal experiences during and after college, as well as her interests in "motorcycles, art, revolution and radical politics."[3] The book was selected as one of the "10 Best Books of 2013" by the editors of the New York Times Book Review.[4] It was the subject of a literary spat between the coasts summarized in The New Republic, with the Los Angeles Review of Books attacking the New York Review of Books's review as sexist and unfair.
- ^ Garcia, Christina (April 26, 2013). "Revolutions Per Minute". NY Times. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Newton, Maud. "Racing From Art To Revolution And Back Again In 'The Flamethrowers'". NPR. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Russo, Maria (May 6, 2013). "Knowingly Navigating the Unknown". NY Times. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ New York Times (2013). "The 10 Best Books of 2013". Retrieved 7 December 2013.