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Percival Everett Assumption (Paperback)
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- Condition
- Book Title
- Assumption : a Novel
- Publication Name
- Assumption
- Title
- Assumption
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1555975984
- EAN
- 9781555975982
- ISBN
- 9781555975982
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Literary, Mystery & Detective / General
- Release Year
- 2011
- Release Date
- 25/10/2011
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 8.3in
- Item Width
- 5.9in
- Item Weight
- 10.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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A baffling triptych of murder mysteries by the author of I Am Not Sidney Poitier Ogden Walker, deputy sheriff of a small New Mexico town, is on the trail of an old woman's murderer. But at the crime scene, his are the only footprints leading up to and away from her door. Something is amiss, and even his mother knows it. As other cases pile up, Ogden gives chase, pursuing flimsy leads for even flimsier reasons. His hunt leads him from the seamier side of Denver to a hippie commune as he seeks the puzzling solution. In Assumption , his follow-up to the wickedly funny I Am Not Sidney Poitier , Percival Everett is in top form as he once again upends our expectations about characters, plot, race, and meaning. A wild ride to the heart of a baffling mystery, Assumption is a literary thriller like no other.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Graywolf Press
ISBN-10
1555975984
ISBN-13
9781555975982
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109128855
Product Key Features
Book Title
Assumption : a Novel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literary, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Ps3555.V34a94 2011
Reviews
Everett, who has put his uniquely wacky spin on genres from Greek myths to westerns, does the same for crime fiction in his effective follow-up to I Am Not Sidney Poitier . . . . [A] shocking tale., The writing is so sharp it will make you wince and laugh at the same time. . . . Everett's storytelling can't be oversold; this is superbly written, crisp and quick-paced, punctuated with pools of simply gorgeous prose. Above all, it's damn funny., Praise for Assumption: "Half zen koan, half Jim Thompson, and 100% Percival Everett, the twined mysteries of Assumption provide all the lively satisfactions of 'genre' fiction, while describing yet another arc in the trajectory of Everett's brilliant and protean career. In these spare, funny, and violent studies of the nature of identity and truth, Everett shows again that he is a learned student of the art of fiction, in addition to being one of its most able practitioners." - Christopher Sorrentino "Everett ranges widely in his sometimes realistic, sometimes hallucinogenic fiction, drawing on a deep understanding of literary tradition. . . to examine social issues in limpid, muscular prose. . . . I'd encourage anyone with a taste in good, thought-provoking writing to investigate." - Barbara Hoffert, Prepub Alert, Library Journal "Everett, who has put his uniquely wacky spin on genres from Greek myths to westerns, does the same for crime fiction in his effective follow-up to I Am Not Sidney Poitier . . . . [A] shocking tale." - Publishers Weekly Praise for I Am Not Sidney Poitier: "The most sidesplitting dialogue this side of Catch-22 . . . . Not only is the novel smart and without a trace of pretentiousness, it shows Everett as a novelist at the height of his narrative and satirical powers." -Publishers Weekly "The writing is so sharp it will make you wince and laugh at the same time. . . . Everett's storytelling can't be oversold; this is superbly written, crisp and quick-paced, punctuated with pools of simply gorgeous prose. Above all, it's damn funny." -Bookslut Praise for Percival Everett: "The audacious, uncategorizable Everett . . . never does the same song twice . . . Brilliant!" -The Boston Globe "If Percival Everett isn't already a household name, it's because people are more interested in politics than truth." - Madison Smartt Bell, "Half zen koan, half Jim Thompson, and 100% Percival Everett, the twined mysteries of Assumption provide all the lively satisfactions of 'genre' fiction, while describing yet another arc in the trajectory of Everett's brilliant and protean career. In these spare, funny, and violent studies of the nature of identity and truth, Everett shows again that he is a learned student of the art of fiction, in addition to being one of its most able practitioners." -- Christopher Sorrentino "Everett ranges widely in his sometimes realistic, sometimes hallucinogenic fiction, drawing on a deep understanding of literary tradition. . . to examine social issues in limpid, muscular prose. . . . I'd encourage anyone with a taste in good, thought-provoking writing to investigate." -- Barbara Hoffert, Prepub Alert, Library Journal "Everett, who has put his uniquely wacky spin on genres from Greek myths to westerns, does the same for crime fiction in his effective follow-up to I Am Not Sidney Poitier . . . . [A] shocking tale." -- Publishers Weekly "The most sidesplitting dialogue this side of Catch-22 . . . . Not only is the novel smart and without a trace of pretentiousness, it shows Everett as a novelist at the height of his narrative and satirical powers." -- Publishers Weekly on I Am Not Sidney Poitier "The writing is so sharp it will make you wince and laugh at the same time. . . . Everett's storytelling can't be oversold; this is superbly written, crisp and quick-paced, punctuated with pools of simply gorgeous prose. Above all, it's damn funny." -- Bookslut on I Am Not Sidney Poitier, The most sidesplitting dialogue this side of Catch-22 . . . . Not only is the novel smart and without a trace of pretentiousness, it shows Everett as a novelist at the height of his narrative and satirical powers., PRAISE FOR ASSUMPTION: "Half zen koan, half Jim Thompson, and 100% Percival Everett, the twined mysteries of Assumption provide all the lively satisfactions of 'genre' fiction, while describing yet another arc in the trajectory of Everett's brilliant and protean career. In these spare, funny, and violent studies of the nature of identity and truth, Everett shows again that he is a learned student of the art of fiction, in addition to being one of its most able practitioners." - Christopher Sorrentino "Everett ranges widely in his sometimes realistic, sometimes hallucinogenic fiction, drawing on a deep understanding of literary tradition. . . to examine social issues in limpid, muscular prose. . . . I'd encourage anyone with a taste in good, thought-provoking writing to investigate." - Barbara Hoffert, Prepub Alert, Library Journal PRAISE FOR PERCIVAL EVERETT "The audacious, uncategorizable Everett . . . never does the same song twice . . . Brilliant!" -The Boston Globe "If Percival Everett isn't already a household name, it's because people are more interested in politics than truth." - Madison Smartt Bell, Half zen koan, half Jim Thompson, and 100% Percival Everett, the twined mysteries of Assumption provide all the lively satisfactions of 'genre' fiction, while describing yet another arc in the trajectory of Everett's brilliant and protean career. In these spare, funny, and violent studies of the nature of identity and truth, Everett shows again that he is a learned student of the art of fiction, in addition to being one of its most able practitioners., PRAISE FOR PERCIVAL EVERETT "The audacious, uncategorizable Everett . . . never does the same song twice . . . Brilliant!" - The Boston Globe "If Percival Everett isn't already a household name, it's because people are more interested in politics than truth." - Madison Smartt Bell, PRAISE FOR PERCIVAL EVERETT "The audacious, uncategorizable Everett . . . never does the same song twice . . . Brilliant!" The Boston Globe "If Percival Everett isn't already a household name, it's because people are more interested in politics than truth." Madison Smartt Bell, Everett ranges widely in his sometimes realistic, sometimes hallucinogenic fiction, drawing on a deep understanding of literary tradition. . . to examine social issues in limpid, muscular prose. . . . I'd encourage anyone with a taste in good, thought-provoking writing to investigate., PRAISE FOR ASSUMPTION: "Half zen koan, half Jim Thompson, and 100% Percival Everett, the twined mysteries of Assumption provide all the lively satisfactions of 'genre' fiction, while describing yet another arc in the trajectory of Everett's brilliant and protean career. In these spare, funny, and violent studies of the nature of identity and truth, Everett shows again that he is a learned student of the art of fiction, in addition to being one of its most able practitioners." -- Christopher Sorrentino "Everett ranges widely in his sometimes realistic, sometimes hallucinogenic fiction, drawing on a deep understanding of literary tradition. . . to examine social issues in limpid, muscular prose. . . . I'd encourage anyone with a taste in good, thought-provoking writing to investigate." -- Barbara Hoffert, Prepub Alert, Library Journal PRAISE FOR PERCIVAL EVERETT "The audacious, uncategorizable Everett . . . never does the same song twice . . . Brilliant!" -- The Boston Globe "If Percival Everett isn't already a household name, it's because people are more interested in politics than truth." -- Madison Smartt Bell
Copyright Date
2011
Lccn
2011-930486
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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