The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-Cream God |
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| Author:
| Powers, John R. |
| Introduction by:
| Pierce, Gregory F. Augustine |
| Editor:
| Welborn, Amy |
| Series title: | Loyola Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8294-3089-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | Loyola Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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In The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-Cream God, John Powers introduces us to Tim Conroy, an ambitious and gifted young man from a blue-collar neighborhood who struggles to find his place in a world riddled with insincerity. He narrates his bittersweet battles with God, sex, career, and family in a voice that evokes an Irish-Catholic Holden Caufield. The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-Cream God is the concluding book in Powers' coming-of-age trilogy, which also includes The Last Catholic...
More DescriptionIn The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-Cream God, John Powers introduces us to Tim Conroy, an ambitious and gifted young man from a blue-collar neighborhood who struggles to find his place in a world riddled with insincerity. He narrates his bittersweet battles with God, sex, career, and family in a voice that evokes an Irish-Catholic Holden Caufield. The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-Cream God is the concluding book in Powers' coming-of-age trilogy, which also includes The Last Catholic in America and Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?