{"product_id":"novel-paperback","title":"Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Singleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for WHY DOGS CHASE CARS \u003cbr\u003e\"Singleton's hilarious insights come early and often.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePraise for THE HALF-MAMMALS OF DIXIE \u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"George Singleton is a madman. He's also one of the most talented American writers the South has turned out in decades.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Post and Courier\u003c\/i\u003e (Charleston, SC) \u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePraise for THESE PEOPLE ARE US \u003cbr\u003e\"George Singleton has the singular voice of a down-home schizophrenic. His stories are crazy mad fun.\"--\u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eMorning Edition, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733568458815,"sku":"9780156030915","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/498fd6fb96b62561330f1b1539c21661.webp?v=1765136438","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/novel-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}