Tuesday Nights In 1980
  • Published: 26 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9780241974506
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384

Tuesday Nights In 1980

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18 Apr 2017
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26 May 2016
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A knock-out literary debut about three lives colliding in 1980s downtown New York

Raul is an Argentinian painter, fresh on New York's buzzing downtown scene, who has just caught the eye of the city's most infamous critic.

James is the critic. His synaesthesia lets him interpret art as fireworks and symphonies - but he's just been struck by writer's block.

And then there's Lucy: newly escaped from small-town Idaho, young and beautiful, she will become first Raul's lover and then James's.

This electrifying debut captures the raw energy and spontaneity of the 1980s downtown scene - it is a celebration of the power of art, a love letter to New York and an intimate portrait of the strangers who embody the city's spirit.
  • Published: 26 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9780241974506
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384
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Praise for Tuesday Nights In 1980

A love letter to a vanished New York

Vogue

Delightful...Prentiss has imagination and humor

Guardian

Frenzied energy, addictive from the start

Financial Times

In one sentence, Prentiss captures a sense of intoxication and possibility that six seasons of voice-overs from Sarah Jessica Parker never could...Inventive, authentic, fresh. I held my breath the whole way

New York Times Book Review

Publisher's description. Three lives collide in 1980s downtown New York: Argentinian painter Raul, infamous art critic James, and daisy-fresh young wanderer Lucy, a muse looking for her artist. This is a love letter to New York and the people who embodied the city's vital, messy, living spirit.

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