Bibliograph

Go home, Ricky!, a novel, Gene Kwak

Type

Label

Go home, Ricky!, a novel, Gene Kwak

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Go home, Ricky!

Oclc number

1237252913

Responsibility statement

Gene Kwak

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"After seven years on the semi-pro wrestling circuit, Ricky Twohatchet, a.k.a. Richard Powell, needs one last match before he gets called up to the big leagues. Unlike some wrestlers who only play the stereotype, Ricky believes he comes by his persona honestly--he's half white and half Native American--even if he's never met his father. But the night of the match in Omaha, Nebraska, something askew in their intricate choreography sets him on a course for disaster. He finishes with a neck injury that leaves him in a restrictive brace and a video already going viral: him spewing profanities at his ex-partner, Johnny America. Injury aside, he's out of the league. Without a routine or identity, Ricky spirals downward, finally setting off to learn about his father, and what he finds will explode everything he knows about who he is--as a man, a friend, a son, a partner, and a wrestler. Go Home, Ricky! is a sometimes-witty, sometimes-heart-wrenching, but always gripping look into the complexities of identity."--Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

Classification