The Half-Mammals of Dixie - Couverture souple

Singleton, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0156028581 ISBN 13 : 9780156028585

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2003

Synopsis

This second collection of short stories by a bright star in Southern fiction showcases a town so tiny it missed the map, the gleefully off-the-wall Southerners who refuse to be pigeonholed, and a South far removed from big-city Atlanta and proper Charleston. As the author says of his characters, "They're regular people just trying to get by." Among them: a boy whose reputation is ruined when he appears in a head-lice documentary; a lovelorn father who woos his third-grader's teacher with creative show-and-tells; and a former pharmaceuticals salesman who waits for the word of God to tell him what to paint on next the "primitive" canvases he sells for big bucks to an art dealer.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This second collection of short stories by a bright star in Southern fiction showcases a town so tiny it missed the map, the gleefully off-the-wall Southerners who refuse to be pigeonholed, and a South far removed from big-city Atlanta and proper Charleston. As the author says of his characters, "They're regular people just trying to get by." Among them: a boy whose reputation is ruined when he appears in a head-lice documentary; a lovelorn father who woos his third-grader's teacher with creative show-and-tells; and a former pharmaceuticals salesman who waits for the word of God to tell him what to paint on next the "primitive" canvases he sells for big bucks to an art dealer.

Revue de presse

PRAISE FOR THE HALF-MAMMALS OF DIXIE
"A miasma of flea markets, palm readers, bowling alleys, and alligators, offering a disturbingly askew-at times, downright surreal-vision of the South."-Entertainment Weekly

"When was the last time you sat reading, in a beach chair, and started laughing out loud? . . . George Singleton keeps the humor volume on high."-The Seattle Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0156028581
• ISBN 13: 9780156028585
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Procter & Gamble Service GmbH, Braun; https://in.pg.com/contact-us/; ; Sulzbacher Str. 40-50; Schwalbach/Ts.; 65824; Allemagne