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Big bang, a nonfiction novel, David Bowman ; introduction by Jonathan Lethem

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Big bang, a nonfiction novel, David Bowman ; introduction by Jonathan Lethem

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Big bang

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electronic resource eBook

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David Bowman ; introduction by Jonathan Lethem

Sub title

a nonfiction novel

Summary

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 newly founded CIA. A young Jimi Hendrix, now the epitome of counterculture cool, tries his luck as a clean cut army recruit

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