Drop City (novel)
Drop City is a 2003 novel by American author T. Coraghessan Boyle. The novel, set in 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979, describes the social evolution of a group consists of 8 people (4 females and 4 males) nude counter-cultural free spirits, not unlike the inhabitants of the real Drop City community in Colorado, from which the novel apparently takes its name. However, Boyle's fictional group initially live in California and later move to a remote part of Alaska, and the group shares many qualities with the real Sonoma County Morning Star commune.[1] The novel was a finalist for the 2003 National Book Award.
 US edition cover | |
| Author | T. C. Boyle |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | February 24, 2003 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 464 |
| ISBN | 0-670-03172-0 |
| OCLC | 49743603 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3552.O932 D76 2003 |
Book information
- Hardcover – ISBN 0-670-03172-0 (First edition, February 24, 2003), published by Viking Press
- Paperback – ISBN 0-14-200380-8 (January 27, 2004), published by Penguin Books
References
- Matthews, Mark (2012). Droppers: America's First Hippie Commune, Drop City. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 9. ISBN 080618308X.
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