"1900 - 1999" . . "FICTION General." . . . . . "Presents Gary Phillips' novella \"The Underbelly\" in which a semi-homeless Vietnam vet searches for a missing friend, and includes an interview with the author." . . "The underbelly plus \"but I'm gonna put a cat on you\" outspoken interview"@en . . "The underbelly : plus \"but I'm gonna put a cat on you\" outspoken interview" . . . . . "Providing insight on homelessness, political corruption, and the potential effects of gentrification, this urban noir tells the tough story of Magrady, a semi-homeless Vietnam veteran in Los Angeles. As he searches for a friend who has gone missing from Skid Row and who may be involved in a dangerous scheme, Magrady must deal with take-no-prisoners community organizers, an unflinching cop from his past, frequent flashbacks of war, an elderly sexpot, the drug culture, and the perils of chili cheese fries at midnight. A rollicking interview with the author wherein he discusses ghetto literature."@en . "Providing insight on homelessness, political corruption, and the potential effects of gentrification, this urban noir tells the tough story of Magrady, a semi-homeless Vietnam veteran in Los Angeles. As he searches for a friend who has gone missing from Skid Row and who may be involved in a dangerous scheme, Magrady must deal with take-no-prisoners community organizers, an unflinching cop from his past, frequent flashbacks of war, an elderly sexpot, the drug culture, and the perils of chili cheese fries at midnight. A rollicking interview with the author wherein he discusses ghetto literature, politics, noir and the proletariat, and the unknown future of books, is also included."@en . . "Underbelly"@en . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "Interviews" . "Interviews"@en . . . . . . . "Downloadable IPG ebooks"@en . . . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . "Los Angeles (Calif.)" . . "FICTION / Urban" . . "FICTION Urban." .