Big Baby - Sharkey, Jack

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Résumé :
A sharp, sparkling satire that keeps you turning pages as if every twist is a wink from the city itself. Big Baby delivers a brisk, wry excursion into power and corruption, told with a brisk pace and a mind for dark humour. This public domain novel, a short work rooted in early twentieth century New York, blends urban crime and social observation with a sly, crime-noir sensibility. It explores how families and identities are tested in a city that never stops plotting. The result is a humane, funny, and fearless portrait of ambition, loyalty, and the price of staying true to oneself, all wrapped in a style that feels both classic and disturbingly contemporary. For casual readers and classic-literature fans alike, it's accessible, surprisingly fresh, and fiercely satisfying. Literary and historical significance are part of the experience: a rare survivor from an era when the line between street life and high stakes politics was (literally) in play, a Dean's-list example of early crime satire that still rings true today. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, Big Baby is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a gift for readers who relish the grit and wit of crime noir classics and the sly warmth of a truly enduring public domain novel....