In this eccentric tale set in a small town in northern India, Pawan Mishra masterfully weaves ingenuity and sarcasm in a manner that’s simultaneously hilarious and tragic.
Helios is an award winning novel about a brilliant inventor of new technology, a fallen CEO seeking redemption, and an idealistic youth who comes of age in corporate America.
"Randy Blazak's rock novels are fierce examples of art imitating life imitating art." - Angie Bowie, author of Lipstick Legends.
Background
Information
Randy Blazak earned his PhD. in Sociology from Emory University in 1995 after an extensive field study of racist skinheads. From 1995 to 2015, he was an award-winning professor at Portland State University, publishing his academic research on hate groups and prison gangs. His first novel, The Mission of the Sacred Heart, was published in 2011. Since then he has published short stories and worked on screenplays. His 2016 novel is called The Dream Police. His works of fiction are largely inspired by his love of great records. He and his records live with his artist wife and their daughter in Portland, Oregon.
Birth Place
Cleveland, OH USA
Accomplishments
The Mission of the Sacred Heart has been optioned in Hollywood.