Gorgeous East

Gorgeous East
First edition
AuthorRobert Girardi
LanguageEnglish
GenreAdventure
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages352 pp
ISBN978-0-312-56586-2
OCLC016756
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3557.I694 C76 2009

Gorgeous East is an adventure novel by Robert Girardi.

Plot introduction

John Smith, an out of work actor, after toxic relationships in Istanbul, and Paris, joins the French Foreign Legion.

Publishing history

Originally published by an American publisher, St. Martin's Press, in 2009.

Criticism

Library Journal:

Equal parts update of Beau Geste and gonzo parody, Girardi’s latest novel is ... the tale of three French Foreign Legionnaires: de Noyer, an aristocratic, Satie-worshipping French officer suffering from insomnia and genetic insanity; Pinard, a French-Canadian noncom with an oboe and an ugly past; and John Smith (his real name, not the alias chosen by many comrades), a failed American musical comedian just becoming aware of his life’s vapidity... Fans of political commentary or violent dark humor will find much to enjoy….[1]

Kirkus:

...Characterizations are brisk and vivid, as the story whips along toward a violent climax with a nice surprise twist…. Girardi pits the French Foreign Legion against Muslim fanatics. Since Louis Philippe founded the Legion in 1831, its lost-soul volunteers fight in the most desolate corners of the globe mostly because they have nothing better to do with their lives. American musical comedy actor John Smith winds up in the Legion after a disastrous trip to Istanbul that results in the murder of the girlfriend who jilted him for a wealthy Turk. Sous-lieutenant Evariste Pinard, a French Canadian drug dealer and enforcer for a Russian loan shark in France, chose the Legion over prison and deportation.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Gorgeous East". Archived from the original on 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  2. ^ Girardi, Robert (13 October 2009). Gorgeous East: A Novel. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0312565862.
  3. ^ "Macmillan: Gorgeous East: A Novel Robert Girardi: Books". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2010-05-29.


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