Mike DeCapite est un auteur dont les œuvres, incluant des recueils d'essais et des romans, explorent souvent des thèmes d'introspection et de perception du monde à travers l'expérience personnelle. Son style se caractérise par une observation fine et un langage poétique qui capture les complexités de la psyché humaine. DeCapite examine comment nos paysages intérieurs se croisent avec la réalité extérieure, offrant aux lecteurs une perspective unique sur la vie quotidienne. Son écriture est appréciée pour son originalité et sa profondeur.
Michael DeCapite's debut novel, originally a word-of-mouth sensation in the late '80s and early '90s, captures a unique narrative style that resonated with readers. First published by Sparkle Street Books, it has been widely excerpted in literary magazines, showcasing its impact on the literary scene. The Red Giant edition marks a significant re-release of this classic work, inviting a new generation to explore its themes and storytelling.
Nick Hornby meets Patti Smith, Mean Streets meets A Visit From the Goon Squad in this quintessential New York City story about two people who knew each other in the downtown music scene in the 1980s, meet again in the present day, and fall in love. Mike knew June in New York's downtown music scene in the eighties. Back then, he thought she was "the living night--all the glamour and potential of a New York night when you're 25." Now he's twice divorced and happy to be alone--so happy he's writing a book about it. Then he meets June again. "And here she was with a raincoat over the back of the chair talking about getting a divorce and saying she's done with relationships. Her ice-calm eyes are the same, the same her glory of curls."Jacket Weather is about awakening to love--dizzying, all-consuming, worldview-shaking love--when it's least expected. It's also about remaining alert to today's pleasures--exploring the city, observing the seasons, listening to the guys at the gym--while time is slipping away. Told in fragments of narrative, reveries, recipes, bits of conversation and snatches of weather, the book collapses a decade in Mike and June's life and shifts a reader to a glowing nostalgia for the present.