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Description edit
At the rock-bottom end of the sport of kings sits the ruthless and often violent world of cheap horse racing, where trainers and jockeys, grooms and hotwalkers, loan sharks and touts all struggle to take an edge, or prove their luck, or just survive. Equal parts Nathanael West, Damon Runyon... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Tommy Hansel: Add a description of this character.
- Maggie Koderer
- Maggie
- Medicine Ed
- Little Spinoza
- Gus Zeno
- Pelter
- Mahdi
- Alice Nuzum
- Mr. Two-tie
- Vernon
- Margaret
- Lillian
- Earlie Beaufait
- Kidstuff
- Donald
- Elizabeth
- Edward
- Rudy
- Jojo
- Biggy
- Roy
- Roland Hickok
- Posner
- Alvin
- Marie
- Archie
- Jim Hamm
- Charles Philpott
- Mr Boll Weevil
- Deucey Gifford
- Two-Tie
- Joe Dale Bigg
Setting & Locations edit
- Nebraska
- Mound
- West Virginia
- Charles Town
- Cadillac
- Ireland
- New York
- Winnebago
- Carbonport
- Baltimore
- South Carolina
First Sentence edit
Inside the back gate of Indian Mound Downs, a hot walking machine creaked round and round.
Glossary edit
- Claiming Race: A claiming race in thoroughbred horse racing is one in which the horses are all for sale for more or less the same price (the "claiming price") up until shortly before the race. Claiming races serve several purposes. They are a quality classification, as well as a way of ensuring racing outcomes are less predictable, which in turn increases the handle, or amount of parimutuel betting, and a way to bring liquidity to the racehorse marketplace. (Wikipedia)
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Time Magazine's Top 10 Fiction Books of 2010. (authoritative list)
This is book 11 of 14 in 2010 Award Winners. (community list)
Preceded by Mockingbird, and followed by The Lion & the Mouse.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jaimy Gordon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: McPherson & Company
Country: United States
Publication Date: November 2010
ISBN: 9780929701837
Page Count: 296
Publisher: McPherson & Company
Country: United States
Publication Date: November 2010
ISBN: 9780929701837
Page Count: 296
Awards edit
- National Book Award (November 2010: Fiction)
- Pen/Faulkner Award (Finalist, 2011)
- Orange Prize for Fiction (Finalist, 2012, Longlist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
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