Tapping the Source
Cover of first U.S. edition | |
| Author | Kem Nunn |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fiction, Surf Noir |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 301 (U.S. hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780385292726 |
| OCLC | 9575060 |
| 813/.54 | |
| LC Class | PS3564.U49 T3 1984 |
Tapping the Source is a surf noir novel by Kem Nunn published in 1984. It is Nunn's debut novel and tells the story of a young man searching for his missing sister in the dark underbelly of California surf culture. It is widely considered to have pioneered the surf noir subgenre.
The novel has been translated into several languages using alternate titles, such as Wellenjagd (Wave Chasing), Surf City and Huntington Beach.