Sidewalk Dance

Sidewalk Dance is a gritty coming-of-age novel that explores the struggles of an artist as he tries to become a New York Writer. It follows Fish, a Yale Law School dropout who moves to New York City and becomes a playwright, but his delusions of grandeur lead him into an abyss of self-doubt, addiction, identity crisis, and isolation. His pursuit of literary legacy is complicated by the pregnancy of his would-be muse, the debaucherous tendencies of his alter ego, and the impending destruction of the Hells Kitchen art gallery where he works.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 28 November 2024
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Sidewalk Dance is a gripping coming-of-age novel that delves into the life of a man named Fish, who is driven by a desperate desire to become a New York writer. Haunted by his brother's tragic death in the War in Afghanistan, Fish abandons his elite upbringing and moves to New York City, where he attempts to reinvent himself as a playwright. However, his delusions of grandeur and self-doubt lead him into an abyss of self-destruction. His pursuit of literary legacy is further complicated by the pregnancy of his would-be muse, Madame Meticulous, the debaucherous tendencies of his alter ego, Partiboy, and the impending destruction of the Hells Kitchen art gallery where he works. Fish's central delusion is that by cloaking himself in the trappings and lifestyle of the tortured artist, he will become one. As paternity, unemployment, creative sterility, and romantic abandonment loom, Fish clings to a misguided hope that the staging of his play will make all well again. The novel is a raw and honest portrayal of the struggles of a young man trying to find his place in the world. It is a testament to the power of art to both heal and destroy.

Dimension: 215 x 139 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781684420575
Edition number: New ed