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Friend of Kissinger "A lyrical, melancholy, nostalgic,
and lightly pensive rendition of a boy's coming of age."—Kelly Cherry, author of My Life and
Dr. Joyce Brothers: A Novel in Stories In a world that keeps shifting, Danny befriends the son of a gangster and, through his brushes with that compelling world of crime, finds his way to a new confidence. Realistically portrayed, A Friend of Kissinger , captures an authentic sense of place that is one part arty, heartland Main Street and one part shady, small-time gangsterland. "David Milofsky's latest is a rousing Vanity Fair of a novel, turning real life Milwaukee into a vibrant mosaic of American life with its hustlers and gangsters, its chess champions and lusty housemaids, its next door neighbors who went to grade school in Germany with Henry Kissinger. The young narrator is wide-eyed but cool, sympathetic but unsparing, and he tells this story with verve and wit and real insight. A first-rate piece of authentic Americana."—George Cuomo, author of Among Thieves and Trial by Water David Milofsky is professor of English at Colorado State University, where he directs the Center for Literary Publishing and edits the Colorado Review. He is the author of the novels Playing from Memory, Eternal People, and Color of Law. Reviews | Larger
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