Singleton - Softcover

Cady, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933846763 ISBN 13: 9781933846767

Publisher: Fairwood Press LLC, 2019

Synopsis

Singleton wasn't a simple man; he merely had simple needs, and he spoke of them simply. He hauled cargo across the United States, and his life was what many would classify as that of a drifter. But Singleton chose the road. He chose the endless hauling and empty destinations. Not because he was fleeing any sort of stable, constant life, but because he was working. And working was all he knew. Much like Hemingway and Steinbeck,
Cady wrote about the condition of the American working man. Singleton is both a memoir of and a meditation on the open road, written by the writer the Atlanta Constitution calls "a lasting voice in modern American literature."
This edition includes an introduction by Jack Skillingstead, a lengthy essay, and a related poem.

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Review

"A remarkable talent for translating familiar life rhythms of ordinary people into moving and meaningful writing . . . his style is direct, simple, and natural." -- Publishers Weekly

"Jack Cady's knack for golden sentences is an alchemy any other writer has to admire." --Ivan Doig

"An exceptional writer." --Joyce Carol Oates

"His structural control and the laconic richness of his style establish Cady in the front ranks of contemporary writers." --Library Journal

"A writer of great, unmistakable integrity and profound feeling." --Peter Straub

"A lasting voice in modern American literature." --The Atlanta Constitution

Edition details

• Publisher: Fairwood Press LLC
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933846763
• ISBN 13: 9781933846767
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 314