The Bend of the World

TitleThe Bend of the World
Year of Publication2014
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes308 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsBacharach, Jacob
PublisherLiveright Publishing
CityNew York
Keywordsaddiction; attorneys; Black Americans; French and Indian War; graduate students; Homestead Steel Strike of 1892; homosexuality; Italian Americans; Jewish Americans; museums; performance artists; physicians; police; rabbis; Roman Catholics; sculptors; UFOs; United Steelworkers
Abstract

Peter Morrison, 29, is scion of an old Sewickley family but a slacker at a local company. When UFOs are reported over Mt. Washington and a Danish conglomerate tries to acquire his firm, Morrison’s life takes twists and turns.

Author Biography

Jacob Bacharach (1982— ) grew up in Greensburg, Westmoreland County and Uniontown, Fayette County. He earned a BA in English at Oberlin College and an MBA at the University of Pittsburgh. A staffer of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, he lives in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood.

Time

2010s