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02.26: Justin Hocking
2014-01-14 02:35:27| Powells Books Events Calendar
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 it's 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 out on his own night sea journey. 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 (Graywolf Press) is a multifaceted and enduring modern odyssey from a memorable and whip-smart new literary voice.
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