The first novel of the Trilogy — one of passion, youth and energy exploring the power of the world, what it means to act and influence the course of history, to be where change is created and to endlessly explore the intricacies of being human: lover, thinker, poet. 39 Blows swings with its own rhythm, its prose near to poetry and music, 39 riffs sounding the unique historical beats of Manhattan, Iran and Morocco as they were in the early ’60s. Cover illustration by Gerald Wilde.
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Why this book matters
- The electrifying opening volume of Johnny Dolphin’s Trilogy — a novel of passion, youth, and the urgent desire to shape history
- Prose that moves like poetry and music — 39 riffs across Manhattan, Iran, and Morocco at the dawn of the 1960s
- A rare literary portrait of a world on the cusp of transformation, told from the inside by someone who lived it
- Cover illustration by Gerald Wilde — a work of art in its own right
- Essential first chapter in a trilogy that maps the full arc of a generation’s search for meaning, freedom, and consciousness
