The Rebel

by Jack Dann

First published 2004

Surviving a horrific crash, a brooding James Dean is charged with a feeling of responsibility to do "something wonderful and important." But his path is strewn with exploded dreams and destroyed love as he crosses paths with the Beats, Elvis, the Kennedys, and the tragic Marilyn. Can he overcome his demons to reconfigure the world?

Genres: drama, literary-fiction, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, biographical-fiction

Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: redemption-arc, tragic-hero

401 pages · Paperback · Harper Paperbacks

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