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003 OCoLC;

005 20161202052650.2;

008 160712t20162016ilu 000 f eng c;

010 a| 2016032145;

020 a| 9780810134171q| paperbackq| alkaline paper;

020 a| 0810134179q| paperbackq| alkaline paper;

020 z| 9780810134188q| electronic book;

020 z| 0810134187q| electronic book;

035 a| 40026872519;

035 a| (OCoLC)948340153;

042 a| pcc;

043 a| n-us-tx;

050 00 a| PS3563.O374b| S54 2016;

082 04 a| 813.542| 23;

100 1 a| Mojtabai, A. G.,d| 1937-e| author.=| ^A68814;

245 10 a| Shine on me :b| a novel /c| A.G. Mojtabai.;

264 1 a| Evanston, Illinois :b| TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press,c| 2016.;

300 a| x, 121 pages ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Includes notes.;

520 a| The rules are simple enough: "Here's the deal: Whoever keeps his hands longest on one of the dealer's brand new pickup trucks owns it and gets to drive it away." An actual contest hosted by an auto dealership in Texas is the prompt for this fictional exploration, which seeks to probe the depths and shallows of the American soul. To the players vying for this shiny new prize, competition revs up as the hours wear on, positions harden, sightlines narrow, and sleep-deprivation intensifies. At the center is the reporter Trew Reade, struggling to make sense of the event and his own role in it. Early on, he muses that "surface and substance were rarely the same; transparency could be the most cunning of masks." -- Back cover.;

650 0 a| Prize contests in advertisingv| Fiction.=| ^A206900;

650 0 a| Competition (Psychology)v| Fiction.=| ^A96193;

651 0 a| Longview (Tex.)v| Fiction.=| ^A905547;

650 7 a| Competition (Psychology)2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst00871488;

650 7 a| Prize contests in advertising.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01077707;

650 7 a| FICTION / Literary.2| bisacsh;

655 7 a| Fiction.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01423787;

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Shine on me : a novel / A.G. Mojtabai.

Author/creator	Mojtabai, A. G., 1937- author.
Format	Book
Publication	Evanston, Illinois : TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press, 2016.
Copyright Date	©2016
Description	x, 121 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Prize contests in advertising--Fiction. Competition (Psychology)--Fiction. Longview (Tex.)--Fiction.

Abstract	The rules are simple enough: "Here's the deal: Whoever keeps his hands longest on one of the dealer's brand new pickup trucks owns it and gets to drive it away." An actual contest hosted by an auto dealership in Texas is the prompt for this fictional exploration, which seeks to probe the depths and shallows of the American soul. To the players vying for this shiny new prize, competition revs up as the hours wear on, positions harden, sightlines narrow, and sleep-deprivation intensifies. At the center is the reporter Trew Reade, struggling to make sense of the event and his own role in it. Early on, he muses that "surface and substance were rarely the same; transparency could be the most cunning of masks." -- Back cover.
General note	Includes notes.
Genre/form	Fiction.
LCCN	2016032145
ISBN	9780810134171 paperback alkaline paper
ISBN	0810134179 paperback alkaline paper
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

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