His dilapidated property, inherited from his homicidal father is located near the tijuana straits, but loner sam fahey never goes surfing at the renowned locale as he had when he was a teen. Buy a cheap copy of tijuana straits book by kem nunn. From kem nunn, the national book awardnominated author of tapping. Tijuana straits by kem nunn overdrive rakuten overdrive.
He lives in southern california, where he also writes screenplays for television and film. I bought it at the san diego state university book store. Nunn s masterpiece is arguably the best novel ever written about surfing. But one gets the impression that the book would occupy hallowed ground on many a surfers bookshelf and to get the most out of the novel, to empathize with sam fahey, one would pretty much need to be a.
Tijuana straits from national book award nominated kem nunn comes an exquisitely written tale of loss and redemption along california s untamed borderland confirming his reputation as a master of suspense and a nove. Nunn gave enough information to know how the characters lives ended up the way it did. This is not so much a surf noir book like kem nunn s other novels tapping the source and the dogs of winter. Tijuana straits is an understated tale of environmental ruin and personal redemption along the wild, untamed border of california and mexico. Mexico border into literature takes some doing, but tijuana straits does it well. Ten years after his acclaimed novel tijuana straits, author kem nunn whom our columnist credits for the creation of the surf noir genrereturns with a compelling new psychological thriller, chance. Tijuana straits, by kem nunn rolling the north american free trade agreement, the resulting industrial pollution, surfing, a workingclass california beach town, the vagaries and terrors of the u. In addition to his own novel adaptations, kem has a successful streak of screenplays to his name, wild things and his newest collaborations are with hbo producer david milch on the.
Tijuana straits an uncorrected proof copy by kem nunn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nunn renders the dangerous beaches and waters of californias borderland as only the critically acclaimed poet laureate of surf noir can, and tijuana straits confirms his reputation as a master of suspense and a novelist of the first rank. This storyline goes nowhere, though nunn the dogs of winter, 1997, etc. Author interview kem nunn, author of chance bookpage.
He received an mfa in creative writing from uc irvine. Rolling the north american free trade agreement, the resulting industrial pollution, surfing, a workingclass california beach town, the vagaries and terrors of the u. It is more of a novel about environmental impact on an area and its people. Kem nunn is the author of six novels, including the national book award nominee, tapping the source. In the book, tijuana straits, by kem nunn, the author explains the different life experiences of certain characters in the book and how their life ended up.
One of the best books ive read this year or any other. Nunn follows along and paddles away from the sour water on the last wave. She also volunteers at an abortion clinic, which brings us to her assailant armando. Becoming a member of the lovereading community is free. Nunn has written a terrific book that more than affirms the promise of his early work. Buy tijuana straits by kem nunn from amazons fiction books store. The well regarded novelist and author of books such as tapping the source, dogs of winter and pomona queen, nunn, a san clemente resident spent a lot of time hanging around imperial beach, tijuana and the tijuana river valley to get the details in his story about magdalena, an environmental. A novel by nunn, kem and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Kem nunn is a thirdgeneration californian whose previous novels include the dogs of winter, pomona queen, unassigned territory, and tapping the source, which was made in to the film point break. In kem nunn s fifth book, lead character sam fahey is an excon and exsurfer who now runs a worm farm. Tijuana straits is a fast, gripping read and yes, it would be worth a look even if one were not a surfer, due to its environmental message. Nunn renders the dangerous beaches and waters of californias borderland as only the critically acclaimed poet laureate of surf noir can, and tijuana straits confirms his reputation as a master of suspense and a novelist of the first. Tijuana straits book by kem nunn official publisher.
As for the mexican, 23yearold magdalena works for an attorney in tijuana, building a case against a major us polluter. From the national book awardnominated author of tapping the source comes a potent suspense novel that pits a beautiful young mexican woman and an aging american surfer against three vicious killers out for revenge. It also includes some interesting insights into the smuggling. Kem nunn born 1948 is an american novelist, surfer, magazine and television writer from. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. From kem nunn, the national book awardnominated author of tapping the source and the dogs of winter, comes an exquisitely written tale of loss and redemption.
Buy tijuana straits by kem nunn with free delivery. See all books authored by kem nunn, including tapping the source, and dogs of winter, and more on thriftbooks. He also wrote the dogs of winter 1997, pomona queen 1992, unassigned territory 1987, and chance 2104. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The occasional humor is either goofy or slyly sarcastic. Tijuana straits by kem nunn book cover, description, publication history. He has written the novels tapping the source, dogs of winter, pomona queen, unassigned territory, tijuana straits, and chance. In this odd couple story, a mexican woman fleeing for her life is. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book is about the confluence of these three characters and their worlds, culminating in a fast and gripping scene that takes place in the tijuana sloughs, just a mile or two south of where i live. Tijuana straits from kem nunn, the national book awardnominated author of tapping the source and the dogs of winter, comes an exquisitely written tale of loss and redemption. When fahey, once a great surfer, now a reclusive excon, meets magdalena, she is running from a pack of wild dogs along the ragged wasteland where california and mexico meet the pacific ocean a spot once known to the men who rode its giant waves as the. Best known for his surfer noir classics tapping the source and tijuana straits, nunn switches gears with this brilliant and cerebral psychological thriller.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tijuana straits. Summer is here and all the folks at bookbuffet who have surfing on the brain decided to repost an earlier interview nov 2004 with kem nunn, the legendary surf noir novelist. Three of his novelsthe dogs of winter, tapping the source, and tijuana straitsare the best examples of nunns work. Three of his novelsthe dogs of winter, tapping the source, and tijuana straits are the best examples of nunns work. Nunn joined the crew of the hbo western drama deadwood as a writer. In this odd couple story, a mexican woman fleeing for her life is sheltered by a reclusive californian while the bad guys hover.
From the national book awardnominated author of tapping the source comes a potent suspense novel. Kem nunn grew up in pomona and northern california. Near the end of kem nunn s crafty new novel, the title character, a 49yearold san francisco psychiatrist named eldon chance, confesses to. Unlike a fairytale, he gives the different perspective and point of views of the characters.
Offering shelter to a young mexican woman who barely survived an attack on her life, former surfer and exconvict fahey finds their subsequent relationship threatened by those who would kill the woman for. No catches, no fine print just unadulterated book loving, with your favourite books saved to your own digital bookshelf. There is a special intensity to the dust and metal fence that divide ways of life and the mexicou. Get free shipping on tijuana straits by kem nunn, from. By nunn, kem author the dogs of winter the dogs of winter by nunn, kem author mar011998 paperback mar1998 paperback. Nunn gets the characters dead right and this third installment of his california trilogy brings together the crazies, ecologies and politics that makes tijuana straits a book that is chinatown meets amores perros. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. This is not so much a surf noir book like kem nunns other novels tapping the source and the dogs of winter. Eldon chance, a neuropsychiatrist caught up in an affair with one of his beautiful, fractured patients, jaclyn. Nunn renders the dangerous beaches and waters of californias borderland as only the critically acclaimed poet laureate of surf noir can, and tijuana straits confirms his reputation as a master of suspense and a.
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