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Drowning in Gruel
Stories
E-bok, 2006
169 kr
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Take a darkly hilarious trip through a South Carolina town with the “unchallenged king of the comic Southern short story” ( The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ). “Usually stories about small, quirky, southern towns are full of adorable, quirky characters that share their unusual philosophies with us …
Novel
E-bok, 2006
147 kr
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Set 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 …
Calloustown
Häftad, 2015
249 kr
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Calloustown, the seventh collection from master raconteur George Singleton, who’s been praised by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as the “unchallenged king of the comic Southern short story,” finds the author at the absolute top of his game as he traces the unlikely inhabitants of the titular …
These People Are Us
E-bok, 2012
176 kr
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"A bouncer videotapes an episode of Bonanza over his wife''s sonogram and scrambles to find a replacement, an ex-poet takes a job driving a van that provides mammograms, and an office-supply salesman falls for a woman from an all-girl wrestling revue in a town called Kingdom Come in George …
Stray Decorum
Häftad, 2012
256 kr
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Eleven stories, all previously published in journals like Atlantic Monthly, Oxford American and The Georgia Review, in which George Singleton brings small-town South Carolina alive. Using everyday situations like a dog needing its annual vaccination, and buckets of humorous observations, Singleton …
Stray Decorum
E-bok, 2012
161 kr
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My dog Tapeworm Johnson needed legitimate veterinary attention. It had been two years since she received annual shots. I read somewhere that an older dog can overdose on all these vaccinations, and I have found—I share this information with every dog owner I meet—that if you keep your pet away from …
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Selected Stories of George Singleton
Inbunden, 2020
358 kr
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Thirty stories, collected in one volume for the very first time, from one of the South's best known and most acclaimed short story writers.With his signature darkly acerbic and sharp-witted humor, George Singleton has built a reputation as one of the most astute and wise observers of the South. Now …
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Selected Stories of George Singleton
E-bok, 2020
139 kr
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W ith his signature darkly acerbic and sharp-witted humor, George Singleton has built a reputation as one of the most astute and wise observers of the South. Now Tom Franklin introduces this master of the form with a compilation of acclaimed and prize-winning short fiction spanning twenty years and …
Curious Lives of Nonprofit Martyrs
E-bok, 2023
134 kr
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Celebrated Southern author George Singleton delivers a new collection of short fiction, brilliant and absurd, for fans of George Saunders and Tom Franklin A restaurant owner runs into trouble when his wife starts a well-intentioned, poorly named rooster rescue. A boy navigates his parents’ split …
Wounded Boarders
Stories
Häftad, 2026
184 kr
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Witty and surprising, George Singleton’s latest short fiction collection welcomes both new and longtime readers with his signature offbeat humor, perfect for fans of George Saunders and Jill McCorkleA seasoned house flipper befriends a club of hook-handed, shuffleboard-playing war veterans to deter …
Calloustown
E-bok, 2015
107 kr
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Calloustown , the seventh collection from master raconteur George Singleton, who’s been praised by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as the “unchallenged king of the comic Southern short story,” finds the author at the absolute top of his game as he traces the unlikely inhabitants of the titular …
Between Wrecks
E-bok, 2014
176 kr
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A trip to the salvage yard reveals infidelity and theft. An unlicensed entomologist celebrates his freedom with a compulsive liar while a manhunt ensues on the streets outside the bar. Packed with heart, honesty and humor, Between Wrecks offers a glimpse into rural life from one of America''s …
Curious Lives of Nonprofit Martyrs
Häftad, 2023
276 kr
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Celebrated Southern author George Singleton delivers a new collection of short fiction, brilliant and absurd, for fans of George Saunders and Tom FranklinA restaurant owner runs into trouble when his wife starts a well-intentioned, poorly named rooster rescue. A boy navigates his parents’ split …
Asides
Occasional Essays on Dogs, Food, Restaurants, Bars, Hangovers, Jobs, Music, Family Trees, Robbery, Relationships, Being Brought Up Questionably, Et Cetera
Häftad, 2023
231 kr
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Staff Picks
Stories
Av George Singleton, Michael Griffith
Häftad, 2019
379 kr
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It's Father's Day 1972 and a young boy's dad takes him to visit a string of unimpressive ex-girlfriends that could have been his mother; the unconventional detective work of a koan-speaking, Kung Fu-loving uncle solves a case of arson during a pancake breakfast; and a former geology professor, …
Why Dogs Chase Cars
Tales of a Beleaguered Boyhood
Häftad, 2013
281 kr
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Accomplished South Carolina storyteller George Singleton has been called ""the unchallenged king of the comic southern short story"" by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ""a breakthrough writer you need to know"" by Book magazine, and ""a big-hearted evil genius who writes as if he were the love …
