Mike Waters is a fragile young hustler who lives hand-to-mouth in the city of Portland, Oregon. To compound his vulnerability, Mike suffers from the extraordinary condition of narcolepsy and is prone to swoon into sleep at unfortunate moments. At least he has the support of a street-gang of vagabonds, arrayed around the Falstaffian figure of Bog Pigeon. But in this harsh world, Mike's dearest wish is to find his long-lost mother; and in the course of his pilgrimmage he also hopes for a deeper intimacy with his friend Scott Favor, a wealthy scion who is killing time among the hustlers before taking up his birthright.
- ISBN10 0571202594
- ISBN13 9780571202591
- Publish Date 21 February 2000
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 November 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Edition FF Classics
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 160
- Language English