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9780151011285 Hardcover
0151011281
$24.00
352pages
Available
Trim Size:
6 x 9
Copyright Year:
2005
Territory:
World English
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Synopsis |
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Set in the town of Gruel, South Carolina, this first novel by George Singleton, master of the comic short story, is the tale of a young man named Novel (his brother's name is James; his sister's is Joyce), a professional snake handler who stumbles across strange doings while he sits in a motel room writing his autobiography. As he struggles to recount his life story, he uncovers-and finds himself starring in-a decades-old town secret, one that can blow him and his fellow citizens sky-high. Funny as only George Singleton can be, full of Southern mischief and wit, Novel is a crazed and crazy fictional whirlwind of drinking, motel-living, art-forgery-committing, pool-playing redneck charm.
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Biography |
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George Singleton's stories have been published nationally in numerous magazines and anthologies. He lives in Pickens County, South Carolina, with the clay artist Glenda Guion. Novel is his first novel.
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General Subjects |
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Fiction- Humorous
Fiction- General
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Second Serial/Reprint/Audio/UK/Translation: Harcourt
First Serial/Performance: Darhansoff, Verrill, Feldman Literary Agents
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Rights Information |
Harcourt Books
An imprint ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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