Drop City by T. Coraghessan Boyle

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Book name:	Drop City (2024)
Category:	Alaska
Author:	T. Coraghessan Boyle
Language:	English
Publication data:	Jan. 1, 2003, midnight

Set in the 1970s, the novel follows a group of young idealists who form a commune in the wilderness of Alaska with the goal of creating a utopia. The story explores the dynamics within the group, the challenges they face living off the land, and the clash between their ideals and the harsh realities of life in the wilderness. The book also delves into the tension between the commune and the local Alaskan community. The 12174th greatest book of all time

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T. Coraghessan Boyle

3 books

T. Coraghessan Boyle (also known as T.C. Boyle, is a U.S. novelist and short story writer. Since the late 1970s, he has published eighteen novels and twleve collections of short stories. He won the PEN/Faulkner award in 1988 for his third novel, World's End, which recounts 300 years in upstate New York. He is married with three children. Boyle has been a
Professor of English at the University of Southern California since 1978, when he founded the school's undergraduate creative writing program.… Read more