| Novel Contributor(s): Singleton, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156030918 ISBN-13: 9780156030915 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Praise for WHY DOGS CHASE CARS "Singleton's hilarious insights come early and often."--"The New York Times Book Review" "Singleton's style lies outside the usual briar patch. It's a cross between, say, Ralph Ellison and Molly Ivins . . . Singleton isn't just a killer at the hilarious one-liner, he can keep riffing on something good paragraph after paragraph, page after page."--"The Atlanta Journal Constitution" Praise for THE HALF-MAMMALS OF DIXIE "Singleton's relentlessly offbeat stories are 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" "George Singleton is a madman. He's also one of the most talented American writers the South has turned out in decades."--"The Post and Courier" (Charleston, SC) "Absolutely hilarious. It reads like a combination of the wry humor of Eudora Welty, the bizarre creations of Flannery O'Connor, and the crazy denizens of Edward Swift's Splendora."--"Richmond Times-Dispatch" Praise for THESE PEOPLE ARE US "George Singleton has the singular voice of a down-home schizophrenic. His stories are crazy mad fun."--"Playboy" "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."--"Morning Edition, "NPR |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Humorous - Black Humor - Fiction | Romance - Romantic Comedy |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004023462 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.95 lbs) 348 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Singleton, George: - GEORGE SINGLETON lives in Pickens County, South Carolina, with ceramicist Glenda Guion and their mixture of strays. More than a hundred of his stories have been published nationally in magazines and anthologies. He teaches writing at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. |