Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys

Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys is a novel that explores the violence of contemporary masculinity and its roots in shaping our culture. It is a suspenseful and thought-provoking evocation of our current moment, and Aaron Tucker refuses the easy projections of masculinity from film history. The novel shifts from a dialogical treatise into a thriller, proving that Tucker is well on his way to stealing the weird fiction mantle away from Don DeLillo.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 20 July 2023
Publisher: Coach House Books

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THE TORONTO STAR RANKS 'CAT PERSON MEETS STATION ELEVEN IN THIS APOCALYPTIC DEPICTION OF TOXIC MASCULINITY.'



AN UNNAMED MAN SPENDS THE EVENING WITH HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND. SHE'S OBSESSED WITH THE 1956 JOHN WAYNE CLASSIC 'THE SEARCHERS,' AND SHE RECOUNTS THE STORY AS A WAY FOR THEM TO TALK ABOUT THEIR HISTORIES, THEIR FAMILIES, MAYBE EVEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP. BUT AS HE GETS MORE DRUNK AND BELLIGERENT, SHE GETS MORE AND MORE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH HIM BEING IN HER HOME.



AND THEN, TWO DAYS LATER, A MYSTERIOUS CATACLYSMIC EVENT BEFALLS TORONTO, AND OUR PROTAGONIST MUST TREK ACROSS THE CITY TO FIND MELANIE. HIS QUEST SPIRALS INTO INCREASING VIOLENCE, BLOODSHED, AND HALLUCINATIONS AS HE MOVES WEST THROUGH THE CONFUSION AND CHAOS OF THE CITY.



USING THE TROPES OF BOTH THE WESTERN AND THE DISASTER MOVIE, 'SOLDIERS, HUNTERS, NOT COWBOYS' LOOKS AT THE VIOLENCE OF OUR CONTEMPORARY MASCULINITY AND ITS DEEP ROOTS IN SHAPING OUR CULTURE. A SUSPENSEFUL AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING EVOCATION OF OUR CURRENT MOMENT.



ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS AND A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MOVIES BECOMES A CONVERSATION ABOUT YOUR LIFE, FAMILY, PAST, AND EVERYTHING YOU VALUE: AARON TUCKER'S NOVEL, WHICH STARTS CHATTY BEFORE TURNING DEEPLY, UNEXPECTEDLY INWARD, GRASPS THE CEASELESS, SOMETIMES TERRIBLE RELEVANCE OF VIOLENCE AND TROUBLING ART.



'SOLDIERS, HUNTERS, NOT COWBOYS' SHIFTS FROM DIALOGICAL TREATISE INTO A THRILLER, PROVING THAT TUCKER IS WELL ON HIS WAY.

Weight: 238g
Dimension: 128 x 204 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781552454626