num_pages: 346
description: New Orleans in the 1930s is the seamy world of lost and lovelorn Dove Linkhorn and Kitty Twist, of their lust and violence, and of their toughness and survivals
language: English
title: A Walk on the Wild Side
titlecomplete: A Walk on the Wild Side
characters: Dove Linkhorn
genres: Fiction, American, Literary Fiction, The United States Of America, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Crime
ratings_count: 1491
places: New Orleans, Louisiana
awards: awardedAt: -410198400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books