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Mr. Tall: A Novella and Stories
Tony Earley
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Description for Mr. Tall: A Novella and Stories
Hardcover. The highly anticipated return of Tony Earley, celebrated author of Jim the Boy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
Two decades after his debut collection Here We Are in Paradise heralded Tony Earley as one of the most accomplished writers of his generation, the rueful, bittersweet, and riotous stories of Mr. Tall reestablishhim as a mythmaker and tale spinner of the first rank. These stories introduce us not only to ordinary people seeking to live extraordinary lives, but also to skunk ape (a southern variant of Bigfoot), the ghost of Jesse James, and a bone-tired Jack the Giant Killer. Whether it's Appalachia, Nashville, the Carolina Coast, or a make-believe land of talking dogs, each world Earley creates is indelible. ... Read more
Two decades after his debut collection Here We Are in Paradise heralded Tony Earley as one of the most accomplished writers of his generation, the rueful, bittersweet, and riotous stories of Mr. Tall reestablishhim as a mythmaker and tale spinner of the first rank. These stories introduce us not only to ordinary people seeking to live extraordinary lives, but also to skunk ape (a southern variant of Bigfoot), the ghost of Jesse James, and a bone-tired Jack the Giant Killer. Whether it's Appalachia, Nashville, the Carolina Coast, or a make-believe land of talking dogs, each world Earley creates is indelible. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316246125
SKU
V9780316246125
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Tony Earley
Tony Earley is the author of four previous books including the novels The Blue Star and Jim the Boy. He lives with his family in Nashville, Tennessee.
Reviews for Mr. Tall: A Novella and Stories
I galloped through the novel and relished every page...The Blue Star, like its hero is irresistible. - Scott Turow, New York Times Book Review Tony Earley's novels are the Shaker chairs of American literature. - Christian Science Monitor Tony Earley bewitches his readers with and idyll of boyhood so completely realised that we never want to leave it. ... Read more