"Rooke is an original...Deliberately eccentric ...deliciously inventive,always rewarding."-The Washington PostThe two novellas and three short stories in this new collection by the critically-acclaimed,North Carolina-born author Leon Rooke are united by place and mood. Set largely in the post-WWII American South,peopled by Watermelon Queens and ten-year-old business men,these joyful,touching,brilliantly crafted pieces speak to a time and sensibility long forgotten.Leon Rooke is a novelist,short story writer,editor,and critic. He has published twenty-eight books,nearly three hundred short stories,and is the recipient of the North Carolina Award for Literature.
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Publisher: BiblioasisISBN: 9781771961035Number of pages: 208Weight: 283 gDimensions: 209 x 133 mm
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"Rooke is a raucous writer... What's finally satisfying about Rooke's work... is the momentum created from word to word and image to image."-Quill & Quire
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