Only Revolutions
- ISBN-10
- 0375421769
- ISBN-13
- 9780375421761
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 360
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Author
- Mark Z. Danielewski
Description
Moving back and forth in American history, a kaleidoscopic novel follows Hailey and Sam, two wayward teenagers, as they crash New Orleans parties, barrel up the Mississippi, head through the Badlands, and take on other adventures.
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