| Rides of the Midway Contributor(s): Durkee, Lee (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393322904 ISBN-13: 9780393322903 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: "With this eruptive debut novel, Durkee...has just kicked in the door of Southern literature."-Salon.com |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Southern - Fiction | Humorous - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00062219 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 322 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Deep South - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Meet Mississippi teenager Noel Weatherspoon: ghost-seeing insomniac, endearing dopehead, wanna-be erotic photographer, and possible Baptist faith healer. Noel, who prefers The Exorcist to Ecclesiastes, must navigate a world of Bible-thumpers, born-again Christians, and a stepfather who bears an uncanny resemblance to Billy Graham. Darkly comic and lyrically moving, Rides of the Midway introduces a formidable talent in contemporary fiction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Durkee, Lee: - Lee Durkee was born in Hawaii, raised in Mississippi, and now lives in Vermont. |