Work Shirts for Madmen - Couverture rigide

Singleton, George

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0151013071 ISBN 13 : 9780151013074

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007

Synopsis

Renegade artist Harp Spillman is lower than a bow-legged fire ant. Because of an unhealthy relationship with the bottle, he?s ruined his reputation as one of the South?s preeminent commissioned metal sculptors. And his desperate turn to ice sculpting might?ve led to a posse of angry politicians on his trail. With the help of his sane and practical potter wife, Raylou, Harp understands that it?s time to return to the mig welder. Yes, it?s time to prove that he can complete a series of twelve-foot-high metal angels?welded completely out of hex nuts?for the city of Birmingham. Is it pure chance that the Elbow Boys, their arms voluntarily fused so they can?t drink, show up in order to help Harp out in a variety of ways? And why did his neighbor smuggle anteaters into desolate Ember Glow? Is it true that there?s no free will?

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Renegade artist Harp Spillman is lower than a bow-legged fire ant. Because of an unhealthy relationship with the bottle, he?s ruined his reputation as one of the South?s preeminent commissioned metal sculptors. And his desperate turn to ice sculpting might?ve led to a posse of angry politicians on his trail. With the help of his sane and practical potter wife, Raylou, Harp understands that it?s time to return to the mig welder. Yes, it?s time to prove that he can complete a series of twelve-foot-high metal angels?welded completely out of hex nuts?for the city of Birmingham. Is it pure chance that the Elbow Boys, their arms voluntarily fused so they can?t drink, show up in order to help Harp out in a variety of ways? And why did his neighbor smuggle anteaters into desolate Ember Glow? Is it true that there?s no free will?

Revue de presse

PRAISE FOR WORK SHIRTS FOR MADMEN "If there is a fiction genre blending the riotous, bleary-eyed excess and absurdity of gonzo journalism with the rather earnest sensitivity of a John Irving hero—who always does right by his wife in the end—Work Shirts belongs to it . . . it’s a fun read . . . an adventure to be undertaken."—Newsweek

PRAISE FOR GEORGE SINGLETON "George Singleton writes about the rural South without sentimentality or stereotype but with plenty of sharp-witted humor . . . A raconteur of trends, counter-trends, obsessions and odd characters."—NPR Morning Edition

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0151013071
• ISBN 13: 9780151013074
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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