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Kathryn Scanlans Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one womans life at the racetrack--the flat land and ramshackle backstretch; the bad feelings and friction; the winners circle and the racetrack bar; the fancy suits and fancy boots; and the particular language of grooms, jockeys, trainers, racing secretaries, stewards, pony people, hotwalkers, everybody--with economy and integrity. Based on transcribed interviews with Sonia, a horse trainer, the novel investigates form and authenticity in a feat of synthesis reminiscent of Charles Reznikoffs Testimony . As Scanlan puts it, I wanted to preserve--amplify, exaggerate--Sonias idiosyncratic speech, her bluntness, her flair as a storyteller. I arrived at what you could call a composite portrait of a self. Whittled down with a fiercely singular artistry, Kick the Latch bangs out of the starting gate and carries the reader on a careening joyride around the inside track. Book specifications: Dimensions: 184 x 120 Author: Kathryn Scanlan Cover type: Paperback Publishing Year: 2022 Publishing Month: 9 Pages: 144 Language: English Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation Weight: 118 g
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