Big bang : a nonfiction novel
Bowman, David, 1957-20122019
Book
Where were you when you first heard President Kennedy had been shot? This is a question most people can answer, even if the answer is 'I wasn't born yet.' In this epic novel, David Bowman makes the strong case that the shooting on November 22nd, 1963 was the major, defining turning point that catapulted the world into an entirely new stratosphere. It was the second big bang. In this hilarious, lightning-fast historical novel, Bowman follows the most famous couples of the decade as their lives are torn apart by post-war's new normal. We see Lucille Ball's bizarre interrogation by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee and Jackie Onassis' moonlight cruise with Frank Sinatra. We follow Norman Mailer and Arthur Miller as they attempt to get quickie divorces together at a loophole resort in Nevada and watch a young Howard Hunt snoop around South America with the CIA.
Main title:
Big bang : a nonfiction novel / David Bowman ; introduction by Jonathan Lethem.
Author:
Bowman, David, 1957-2012, author
Imprint:
London : Corsair, 2019.
Collation:
xxiii, 595 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781472154972 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6GENFICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
2839629