Ebook {Epub PDF} The Escapist by David Puretz

 · “The Escapist is a fast-paced novel about the miserable American road trip, sleeping outside of diners, failing to connect with hostile strangers and family members alike, and missing natural beauty for the chemical sunrise at the bottom of a pill bottle. Raising complicated questions about the nature of control, and drawing bold lines between state violence, family trauma, and self abuse, David . A propulsive story with profound insights about freedom and imprisonment, motion and stasis, chance and destiny, The Escapist delves deeply into the internal and external calamities that shape this special human life and mind. Mental health, family conflict and abuse, drug addiction, and sexuality are intricately woven together in a turbulent pre-Trump America in this dynamic and layered narrative of violence Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. The Escapist by David Puretz is a complex novel about life. The story begins with a journal entry. “Find Dad.” Billy Chute is traveling across the country to find his Dad. Billy struggles with drug addiction and is the king of escaping life and responsibilities/5(11).

We're back with Episode 46, featuring writer and teacher David Puretz. David is the Editorial Director at Global City, an independent press that publishes the literary and cultural journal Global City Review, and a growing list of other books and anthologies, including his own: The Escapist, which is his debut novel. The Escapist - David Puretz - In his anticipated debut novel, David Puretz intricately weaves together mental health, family conflict and abuse, drug addiction, and sexuality during a turbulent pre-Trump America in a dynamic and layered narrative of violence and hope. Mogworld - Yahtzee Croshaw - David Puretz. Author of The Escapist. The Escapist. It's in America, the Iraq War is coming to a close, and the Occupy Wall Street movement has been gaining steam. And at twenty-one years of age, Billy Chute is sitting in the breakdown lane on the side of the highway in his '98 Altima with his drugs in the cooler on the passenger seat.

When escape becomes a first line of defense, is it possible to ever face lifersquo;s harsh realities? In his debut novel, The Escapist (Global City Press, Janu), David Puretz details one young manrsquo;s seemingly never-ending quest for his missing father. Weaving topics like. A propulsive story with profound insights about freedom and imprisonment, motion and stasis, chance and destiny, The Escapist delves deeply into the internal and external calamities that shape this special human life and mind. Mental health, family conflict and abuse, drug addiction, and sexuality are intricately woven together in a turbulent pre-Trump America in this dynamic and layered narrative of violence and hope. Puretz teaches writing at Yeshiva University in New York City, where he currently resides. He earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the City College of New York, CUNY. The Escapist is his debut novel.