The Motel Life

With "echoes of Of Mice and Men"(The Bookseller, UK), The Motel Life explores the frustrations and failed dreams of two Nevada brothers--on the run after a hit-and-run accident--who, forgotten by society, and short on luck and hope, desperately cling to the edge of modern life.

Author: Willy Vlautin
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 04/24/2007
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780061171116
Award: Oregon Book Awards - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/26/2007 pg. 53
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2007 pg. 306
Booklist 04/01/2007 pg. 29
Booksense Picks 05/01/2007 pg. 1
Library Journal 05/15/2007 pg. 85
New York Times 06/24/2007 pg. 22

About the Author
Vlautin, Willy: -

Willy Vlautin is the author of the novels The Motel Life, Northline, Lean on Pete, The Free, Don't Skip Out on Me, The Night Always Comes, and The Horse. He is the founding member of the bands Richmond Fontaine and The Delines.