Pride of the Bimbos: A Novel - Softcover

Sayles, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560257253 ISBN 13: 9781560257257

Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc, 2005

Synopsis

The Pride of the Bimbos is John Sayles's outrageous, poignant and hilarious first novel, about a circus sideshow softball teamThe Brooklyn Bimboswho play in drag at scraggly small towns across the South. The heart of the teamand the novelis a midget and former private eye named Pogo Burns, who is pursued by Dred, an evil super-pimp whom Pogo had earlier shot in order to rescue a woman he loved. The Pride of the Bimbos is about Pogo's rise, fall and eventual immortality, a man who refuses to admit he's a freak.

About this title

About the Author:

If the U.S. were to boast one great independent film director, he would be John Sayles, a cult figure among his admirers. Nominated for both an Academy Award for scriptwriting and a National Book Award, Sayles has written screenplays, teleplays, short stories, and novels and has worked as a script doctor for a virtual who's who of Hollywood film and television talent.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1560257253
• ISBN 13: 9781560257257
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272