The son of a convicted bank robber and con artist describes their complicated relationship, relating how his father, while in jail, sent the author letters throughout his childhood and turned up in a Boston homeless shelter where the author was a caseworker. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
Nick Flynn met his father when he was working as a caseworker in a homeless shelter in Boston. As a teenager he'd received letters from this stranger father, a self-proclaimed poet and con man doing time in federal prison for bank robbery. Another Bullshit Night in Suck City tells the story of the trajectory that led Nick and his father onto the streets, into that shelter, and finally to each other.
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City : A Memoir General
| ISBN | 9780393329407 |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | W W Norton & Co Inc |
| Pages | 357 |
| List Price | $14.95 |
| Author | Flynn, Nick |
| Publication Date | 09/01/2005 |
| Release Status | In Print |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Measurements | Height: 8.5 Inches (US)Width: 5.75 Inches (US)Thickness: 1 Inches (US)Unit Weight: 0.75 Pounds (US) |
The son of a convicted bank robber and con artist describes their complicated relationship, relating how his father, while in jail, sent the author letters throughout his childhood and turned up in a Boston homeless shelter where the author was a caseworker. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
Nick Flynn met his father when he was working as a caseworker in a homeless shelter in Boston. As a teenager he'd received letters from this stranger father, a self-proclaimed poet and con man doing time in federal prison for bank robbery. Another Bullshit Night in Suck City tells the story of the trajectory that led Nick and his father onto the streets, into that shelter, and finally to each other.
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