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| Author | Kemble Scott |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adult Literary Fiction |
| Publisher | Kensington Books |
Publication date | February 1, 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| Pages | 320 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7582-1549-9 (first edition, paperback) |
| OCLC | 74967576 |
| 813.6 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3619.C673 S66 2007 |
SoMa is the bestselling debut novel of American author Kemble Scott, first published February 1, 2007 by Kensington Books as a trade paperback original. It was later published in hardcover by the Doubleday Book Club’s InSightOut Books division.
The novel appeared on the top 10 bestsellers list of The San Francisco Chronicle shortly after it was released,[1] and eventually reached number four on that same list.[2] In the June 2007 catalog of Doubleday’s InSightOut Books SoMa was listed at the #1 bestseller. In June 2008 the novel was honored as a finalist for the national Lambda Literary award for debut fiction.
SoMa is a social satire novel that tells the interwoven stories of men and women in their 20s in search of fun in San Francisco’s gritty South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood. The story takes place in the year’s following the 2001 dot-com bust, an economic collapse that hit the tech hub of San Francisco particularly hard and left the city with a swell of unemployed or underemployed young adults.
Although fiction, the novel features real San Francisco locations and is inspired by true tales. As a result, the book is a fairly graphic and unflinching portrayal of sexuality in all its forms. Publishers Weekly called SoMa "A fun, frisky novel of shock horror," and said that author Kemble Scott "has his ear to the underground of the sexual revolution."[3]
- ^ "San Francisco Chronicle Bestsellers List from February 25, 2007". The San Francisco Chronicle. February 25, 2007.
- ^ "San Francisco Chronicle Bestsellers List from March 18, 2007". The San Francisco Chronicle. March 18, 2007.
- ^ "Publishers Weekly Review of January 15, 2007". January 15, 2007.