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First Day in Paradise, The
Stuart Walton
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Description for First Day in Paradise, The
Paperback. One young man's dizzying ascent through the dazzle of contemporary consumer culture takes him from orphaned tragedy to double-edged success. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The First Day in Paradise tells the story of a young orphaned family who have been passed on from one set of relations to another, and whose eldest sibling, Adam, becomes enthralled by the impending opening nearby of a gigantic and beautiful shopping-mall by a flamboyant entrepreneur. To the consternation of his aunt and uncle, who run a small business, he joins the staff of one of its stores, and begins a dizzying ascent through the ranks, until circumstances induce him to question whether his entire value-system has become corrupted. Functioning both as social-economic critique, and as a personal moral ... Read more
The First Day in Paradise tells the story of a young orphaned family who have been passed on from one set of relations to another, and whose eldest sibling, Adam, becomes enthralled by the impending opening nearby of a gigantic and beautiful shopping-mall by a flamboyant entrepreneur. To the consternation of his aunt and uncle, who run a small business, he joins the staff of one of its stores, and begins a dizzying ascent through the ranks, until circumstances induce him to question whether his entire value-system has become corrupted. Functioning both as social-economic critique, and as a personal moral ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785352355
SKU
V9781785352355
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-11
About Stuart Walton
Stuart Walton has been a journalist and author since 1991, when he began writing about wine and reviewing restaurants. Since then, his work has broadened to encompass philosophical and cultural-historical themes. He lives in Torquay.
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