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The Car Thief

Acclaimed as "one of the best coming- of- age novels of the Twentieth Century," Theodore Weesner's modern American classic is now re-launched for a new generation of readers to discover. Set in Detroit in circa 1959, the protagonist, sixteen year-old, Alex Housman has just stolen his fourteenth car and frankly doesn't know why. His divorced, alcoholic, working class father grinds out the night shift at the local Chevy Plant, precariously kept afloat by the flask in his glove compartment. Fighting to survive, Alex and his father face the tough realities of estrangement, youth detention, and eve.

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  • "Acclaimed as "one of the best coming- of- age novels of the Twentieth Century," Theodore Weesner's modern American classic is now re-launched for a new generation of readers to discover. Set in Detroit in circa 1959, the protagonist, sixteen year-old, Alex Housman has just stolen his fourteenth car and frankly doesn't know why. His divorced, alcoholic, working class father grinds out the night shift at the local Chevy Plant, precariously kept afloat by the flask in his glove compartment. Fighting to survive, Alex and his father face the tough realities of estrangement, youth detention, and eve."@en
  • "Acclaimed as "one of the best coming-of-age novels of the twentieth century," Theodore Weesner's modern American classic is now re-launched for a new generation of readers to discover. Set in Detroit circa 1959, sixteen-year-old Alex Housman, has just stolen his fourteenth car and doesn't know why. His divorced, working-class father grinds out the night shift at the local Chevy plant, precariously kept afloat by the flask in his glove compartment. Fighting to survive, Alex and his father face the tough realities of estrangement, youth detention, and even violence as their lives hurtle toward the climactic episode that the New York Times hailed as "one of the most profoundly powerful in American fiction." In this rich, beautifully crafted story, Weesner accomplishes a rare feat: creating a transcendent novel written in deceptively simple language that captures all the heartbreak, cruel realities, and stunning personal triumphs of a teen with all the cards stacked against him."
  • "The car thief is Alex Housman. He is sixteen and he steals cars because he cannot help himself. His parents are divorced and his father is an alcoholic. After being sent to a detention home, we are left wondering what will happen to him next."@en
  • "The car thief is Alex Housman. He is sixteen and he steals cars because he cannot help himself. His parents are divorced and his father is an alcoholic. After being sent to a detention home, we are left wondering what will happen to him next."
  • "Adolescence."@en
  • "Adolescence."

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  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Bildungsromans"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"

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  • "The Car Thief"@en
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  • "Ladro di macchine"
  • "Der Autodieb : Roman"
  • "Car thief"@en
  • "The car thief"@en
  • "The car thief"
  • "Der Autodieb"

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