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Narrated by frank flannigan, the motel life tells the story of how he and his brother jerry lee take to the road in a bid to escape the hitandrun accident which kickstarts the narrative. Part of the problem is vlautins singing voice, which is raspy and weary in that whiskeysoaked kind of way that usually. Ive been a sortof fan of willy vlautins band, richmond fontaine, since moving to portland, though ive never really paid attention to the lyrics in his altcountryish narrative tunes. The hugely moving novel from willy vlautin, reissued with a new cover. Lean on pete by willy vlautin check out this video from willy vlautin, writer of amazing novels and amazing songs. Vlautin s greatest achievement throughout the motel life is how real he makes these characters. 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. A conversation with willy vlautin by frank goodman 112008, i met or ran across a lot of interesting artists this year, but no one that knocked me as flat as did willy vlautin. Pdf the motel life willy vlautin also available in format docx and mobi. It was made into a movie starring emile hirsch, stephen dorff, and dakota fanning, and released in november 20.
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