Interesting Facts About the State of Arizona

Poolman, Jeremy

ISBN 10: 0571176143 / ISBN 13: 9780571176144

Published by Faber & Faber Limited, 1996, 1996

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Good+. Contemporary softcover paperback with price flap. Some minor grubby marks to front cover o/w book is in very good cond. A first novel. Seller Inventory # 6566

Bibliographic Details

Title: Interesting Facts About the State of Arizona

Publisher: Faber & Faber Limited, 1996

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

A picaresque first novel, set in Arizona, weaving together the lives of characters such as Marla Thomson (a waitress), Rod Micklesson (of Micklesson's Mufflers, Las Vegas), Jubal A. Early (editor of "Weird But True"), and the Lightning Man.

Review:

'A delight to read, regardless of your affection for literary trends... the tenderness of the writing triumphs, infusing the whole book with humanity and optimism' Guardian; 'Offbeat and original... evokes a world straight out of the all-American canvas of Edward Hopper Hopper or the films of David Lynch... a distinctive debut, displaying promising qualities of compassion and humour' Literary Review; 'Critical reviews cite David Lynch as a cinematic analogue, but Poolman's oddballs are a warmer bunch, his askance vision and dialogue closer in tone to the Coen brothers or Hal Hartley' Sunday Times; 'It is a clever blend of the freakish and the homely - essential reading' Options; 'Poolman's loopy humour is truly his own, and quite infectious' Daily Telegraph