| Sock Us and Revised Edition Contributor(s): Jillette, Penn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312328052 ISBN-13: 9780312328054 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: "Penn has written a strange, sometimes still, sometimes thunderous novel that is unlike anything I've ever read...Reading Penn's novel was joyfully exhausting, which is how we should feel when we've been in the presence of such seriously good writing." - Kaye Gibbons, author of "Ellen Foster" and "Divining Women" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Fiction | Humorous - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004040965 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Twisting the buddy cop story upside down and inside out, Penn Jillette has created the most distinctive narrator to come along in fiction in many years: a sock monkey called Dickie. The sock monkey belongs to a New York City police diver who discovers the body of an old lover in the murky waters of the Hudson River and sets off with her best friend to find her killer. The story of their quest swerves and veers, takes off into philosophical riffs, occasionally stops to tell a side story, and references a treasure trove of 1970's and 1980's pop culture. Sock is a surprising, intense, fascinating piece of work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jillette, Penn: - Penn Jillette has been the larger, louder half of the performing team Penn & Teller since 1975. He is the author of the novel SOCK and, with Teller, the bestselling author of CRUEL TRICKS FOR DEAR FRIENDS and HOW TO PLAY IN TRAFFIC. |