The Paratrooper of Mechanic Avenue

The Paratrooper of Mechanic Avenue is the first novel by the American writer Lester Goran. It is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and spans a time period from the Great Depression to the postwar era.

The Paratrooper of Mechanic Avenue
First edition
AuthorLester Goran
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date
1960
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages243
OCLC1673143

It tells the story of Ike-o Hartwell, born into the fictional Pittsburgh slum of Sobaski's Stairway, and how he learns to survive amid the neon glow of pawn shops and poolrooms on Mechanic Avenue peopled by racketeers, pimps, gangs, and ward heelers. Then the army drafts him for the Korean War. After a dishonorable discharge, he dresses as a paratrooper and expects a hero's s welcome back on Mechanic Avenue.

References

  • Demarest, David P. (1976). From These Hills, From These Valleys: Selected Fiction about Western Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-1123-X.
  • Goran, Lester (1960). The Paratrooper of Mechanic Avenue. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.


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