The Resource American ghost : a novel, by Paul Guernsey
American ghost : a novel, by Paul Guernsey
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Resource Information
The item American ghost : a novel, by Paul Guernsey represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 6 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- "An inventive metafictional novel, in which a drug-dealing biker must solve his own murder from beyond the grave. Thumb Rivera is in a bind. A college dropout, aspiring writer, smalltime marijuana grower, and biker club hang-around, Thumb finds himself confined to his rural ranch house in the desolate Maine countryside, helpless to do anything but watch as his former friends and housemates scheme behind his back, conspire to steal his girlfriend, and make inroads with the Blood Eagles, a dangerous biker gang. Thumb is also dead. A ghost forced to haunt his survivors and reflect back on the circumstances that led to his unsolved murder, Thumb discovers he has one channel through which he can communicate with the living world: Ben, an unemployed ghost hunter. Ben soon convinces local curmudgeon Fred Muttkowski, failed novelist turned pig farmer, to turn Ben's Ouija-board conversations with Thumb into an actual book. Thumb has two things on his mind: To solve, and then avenge, the mystery of his own violent death, and also to tell his story. That story is American Ghost--as told to Ben, then fictionalized by Fred. It's at once a clever tale of the afterlife, a poignant examination of the ephemeral nature of life, and a celebration of writing and the written word"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 283 pages
- Note
- "A novel of weed, Ouija, and the afterlife"--jacket
- Isbn
- 9781940456904
- Label
- American ghost : a novel
- Title
- American ghost
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- by Paul Guernsey
- Subject
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- Murder
- trueSecond chances
- Murder -- Fiction
- trueGhost stories
- Motorcycle clubs -- Fiction
- trueContemporary fantasy
- trueGhosts
- trueMediums
- FICTION -- Ghost
- trueMurder investigation
- trueLife after death
- FICTION -- Occult & Supernatural
- trueMotorcycle clubs
- FICTION -- Fantasy | General
- trueMurder victims
- trueMaine
- Fiction
- trueWriting
- trueMarijuana growing
- FICTION -- Fantasy | Contemporary
- Ghost stories
- trueAuthors
- Motorcycle clubs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "An inventive metafictional novel, in which a drug-dealing biker must solve his own murder from beyond the grave. Thumb Rivera is in a bind. A college dropout, aspiring writer, smalltime marijuana grower, and biker club hang-around, Thumb finds himself confined to his rural ranch house in the desolate Maine countryside, helpless to do anything but watch as his former friends and housemates scheme behind his back, conspire to steal his girlfriend, and make inroads with the Blood Eagles, a dangerous biker gang. Thumb is also dead. A ghost forced to haunt his survivors and reflect back on the circumstances that led to his unsolved murder, Thumb discovers he has one channel through which he can communicate with the living world: Ben, an unemployed ghost hunter. Ben soon convinces local curmudgeon Fred Muttkowski, failed novelist turned pig farmer, to turn Ben's Ouija-board conversations with Thumb into an actual book. Thumb has two things on his mind: To solve, and then avenge, the mystery of his own violent death, and also to tell his story. That story is American Ghost--as told to Ben, then fictionalized by Fred. It's at once a clever tale of the afterlife, a poignant examination of the ephemeral nature of life, and a celebration of writing and the written word"--
- Summary
- After college dropout Thumb Rivera is murdered, he communicates through a Ouija-board with ghost hunter Ben and failed writer Fred Muttkowski to solve his murder and exact revenge on his killer
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10599254
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Guernsey, Paul
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Motorcycle clubs
- Murder
- Ghost stories
- FICTION
- FICTION
- FICTION
- FICTION
- Ghost stories
- Motorcycle clubs
- Murder
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- American ghost : a novel, by Paul Guernsey
- Note
- "A novel of weed, Ouija, and the afterlife"--jacket
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn954670934
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 283 pages
- Isbn
- 9781940456904
- Lccn
- 2017006577
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)954670934
- Label
- American ghost : a novel, by Paul Guernsey
- Note
- "A novel of weed, Ouija, and the afterlife"--jacket
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn954670934
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 283 pages
- Isbn
- 9781940456904
- Lccn
- 2017006577
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)954670934
Subject
- trueAuthors
- trueContemporary fantasy
- FICTION -- Fantasy | Contemporary
- FICTION -- Fantasy | General
- FICTION -- Ghost
- FICTION -- Occult & Supernatural
- Fiction
- trueGhost stories
- Ghost stories
- trueGhosts
- trueLife after death
- trueMaine
- trueMarijuana growing
- trueMediums
- Motorcycle clubs
- trueMotorcycle clubs
- Motorcycle clubs -- Fiction
- Murder
- Murder -- Fiction
- trueMurder investigation
- trueMurder victims
- trueSecond chances
- trueWriting
Genre
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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Central LibraryBorrow it710 W. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78701, US30.271302100000 -97.746016800000
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Manchaca Road Branch Borrow it5500 Manchaca Road, Austin, TX, 78745, US30.2166039 -97.79733689999999
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Spicewood Springs Branch Borrow it8637 Spicewood Springs Rd., Austin, TX, 78759, US30.4337083 -97.7730809
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