Palo Alto by James Franco P/B

Palo Alto by James Franco. Paperback edition published by Faber in 2011 (reprint). \n\nPalo Alto is the debut of a powerful new literary voice. Written with an immediacy and sense of place Palo Alto traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. Franco presents his characters in all their raw humanity, while at the same time providing insight into the teenage mind. In the classic American tradition of story-cycles such as Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, Palo Alto presents a stark, vivid, disturbing, but, above all, compassionate portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth.\nExcellent general condition, appears unread. Pages bright, clean \nand tightly bound. Hardly any wear to the covers or spine. \n\nThanks for looking. If you decide to buy, please complete \ncheckout for payment instructions.