The republic
by J. B. Powell
"What is justice, what is virtue, asked Plato in his Republic. The characters in JB Powell's novel wrestle with the same questions in their quarter of Berkeley: the sculptor Aidan, aka George Bush, evades thousands of dollars in municipal parking tickets but must contend with a felony charge for impersonating a federal official; his estranged lover Annie longs for a "normal" life but struggles with bouts of clairvoyance and an addiction to methamphetamines; meanwhile, Liam spends night shifts on a tug boat dreaming of Casablanca's mythical plane to Lisbon; little Bianca runs away from her foster home and Desmond trips over a murdered donut baker while trying to forget Annie's smile...So, does Cold Water, a killer loan shark, represent the only justice we're likely to find? Or will the Socratic scholar turned would-be poker ace Matthew pull off a miracle? Descend into Powell's modern Piraeus and find out."--BOOK JACKET.
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Republic: A Novel
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The republic
2002, Livingston Press at The University of West Alabama
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Republic: A Novel
October 1, 2002, Livingston Press (AL)
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