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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Novel
- Signed By
- Bill Cheng
- Signed
- Yes
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780062225009
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062225006
ISBN-13
9780062225009
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143623777
Product Key Features
Book Title
Southern Cross the Dog : a Novel
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
African American / Historical, General, Gothic, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Lush and so very often poetic. . . . Southern Cross the Dog has large and small echoes of masterful works, but we should not make any mistake-Cheng has carved out his own creative and accomplished path., Lush and so very often poetic. . . . Southern Cross the Dog has large and small echoes of masterful works, but we should not make any mistake--Cheng has carved out his own creative and accomplished path., [A] brooding, spine-chilling southern odyssey. . . . Bold and piercing. . . . [Cheng's] darkly rhapsodic language is so imaginative and highly charged that each word seems newly forged., …dark, lyrical debut novel… Cheng imbues the landscape with Faulkner-esque poetry. …the prose is arresting., 'An incredibly daring and powerful debut. Not only does Bill Cheng set the language on fire in Southern Cross the Dog, but he creates a whole new territory of story-telling. . . . Cheng, almost literally, writes out of his skin.' (Colum McCann, National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin ), A rich, rollicking debut. . . a phantasmagorical excursion into a world. . . marked by bad moons, evil winds, backwater magic, and hoodoo curses., '[A] brooding, spine-chilling southern odyssey. . . . Bold and piercing. . . . [Cheng's] darkly rhapsodic language is so imaginative and highly charged that each word seems newly forged.' (Booklist (starred review)), A novel in the great Southern tradition; think Cormac McCarthy or a 21st-century Faulkner. . . . This book is a winner for lovers of plot; tough, lyrical writing; history; and the trials of the deep South., With its evocative settings and rich McCarthyesque language, this Southern gothic packs a punch like a mean drunk., An incredibly daring and powerful debut. Not only does Bill Cheng set the language on fire in Southern Cross the Dog, but he creates a whole new territory of story-telling. . . . Cheng, almost literally, writes out of his skin., 'Vividly imagined, frequently poetic. . . . It's hard to resist the sweep of Southern history . . . the way [Cheng] makes the devil as palpably real as the natural world that he pervades. . . . A strong voice and a compelling achievement.' (Kirkus Reviews (starred review)), Vividly imagined, frequently poetic. . . . It's hard to resist the sweep of Southern history . . . the way [Cheng] makes the devil as palpably real as the natural world that he pervades. . . . A strong voice and a compelling achievement., 'A vibrant world grows from the pages of Southern Cross the Dog and its dynamic mix of language and place.Bill Cheng conjures history with precision and style in his exceptional debut.' (Ravi Howard, author of Like Trees Walking ), [A] dark, lyrical debut novel… Cheng imbues the landscape with Faulkner-esque poetry. …the prose is arresting., '[A] dark, lyrical debut novel? Cheng imbues the landscape with Faulkner-esque poetry.'the prose is arresting.' (The New Yorker (Briefly Noted review)), A vibrant world grows from the pages of Southern Cross the Dog and its dynamic mix of language and place. Bill Cheng conjures history with precision and style in his exceptional debut., Fantastic and beautifully written, Southern Cross the Dog is an epic and bluesy throwdown in the Southern tradition., "A rich, rollicking debut. . . a phantasmagorical excursion into a world. . . marked by bad moons, evil winds, backwater magic, and hoodoo curses." -- Boston Globe "Scintillating. . . . Unforgettable." -- Wall Street Journal "With its evocative settings and rich McCarthyesque language, this Southern gothic packs a punch like a mean drunk." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Vividly imagined, frequently poetic. . . . It's hard to resist the sweep of Southern history . . . the way [Cheng] makes the devil as palpably real as the natural world that he pervades. . . . A strong voice and a compelling achievement." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A novel in the great Southern tradition; think Cormac McCarthy or a 21st-century Faulkner. . . . This book is a winner for lovers of plot; tough, lyrical writing; history; and the trials of the deep South." -- Library Journal (starred review) "[A] brooding, spine-chilling southern odyssey. . . . Bold and piercing. . . . [Cheng's] darkly rhapsodic language is so imaginative and highly charged that each word seems newly forged." -- Booklist (starred review) "[A] dark, lyrical debut novel... Cheng imbues the landscape with Faulkner-esque poetry. ...the prose is arresting." -- The New Yorker (Briefly Noted review) "Lush and so very often poetic. . . . Southern Cross the Dog has large and small echoes of masterful works, but we should not make any mistake--Cheng has carved out his own creative and accomplished path." -- Edward P. Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World and All Aunt Hagar's Children "An incredibly daring and powerful debut. Not only does Bill Cheng set the language on fire in Southern Cross the Dog, but he creates a whole new territory of story-telling. . . . Cheng, almost literally, writes out of his skin." -- Colum McCann, National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin "Fantastic and beautifully written, Southern Cross the Dog is an epic and bluesy throwdown in the Southern tradition." -- Nathan Englander, author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank "A vibrant world grows from the pages of Southern Cross the Dog and its dynamic mix of language and place. Bill Cheng conjures history with precision and style in his exceptional debut." -- Ravi Howard, author of Like Trees, Walking
Synopsis
In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy and Flannery O'Connor, Bill Cheng's Southern Cross the Dog is an epic literary debut in which the bonds between three childhood friends are upended by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. In its aftermath, one young man must choose between the lure of the future and the claims of the past. Having lost virtually everything in the fearsome storm-home, family, first love-Robert Chatham embarks on an odyssey that takes him through the deep South, from the desperation of a refugee camp to the fiery and raucous brothel Hotel Beau-Miel and into the Mississippi hinterland, where he joins a crew hired to clear the swamp and build a dam. Along his journey he encounters piano-playing hustlers, ne'er-do-well Klansmen, well-intentioned whores, and a family of fur trappers, the L'Etangs, whose very existence is threatened by the swamp-clearing around them. The L'Etang brothers are fierce and wild but there is something soft about their cousin Frankie, possibly the only woman capable of penetrating Robert's darkest places and overturning his conviction that he's marked by the devil. Teeming with language that renders both the savage beauty and complex humanity of our shared past, Southern Cross the Dog is a tour de force that heralds the arrival of a major new voice in fiction., In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy and Flannery O'Connor, Bill Cheng's Southern Cross the Dog is an epic literary debut in which the bonds between three childhood friends are upended by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. In its aftermath, one young man must choose between the lure of the future and the claims of the past. Having lost virtually everything in the fearsome storm--home, family, first love--Robert Chatham embarks on an odyssey that takes him through the deep South, from the desperation of a refugee camp to the fiery and raucous brothel Hotel Beau-Miel and into the Mississippi hinterland, where he joins a crew hired to clear the swamp and build a dam. Along his journey he encounters piano-playing hustlers, ne'er-do-well Klansmen, well-intentioned whores, and a family of fur trappers, the L'Etangs, whose very existence is threatened by the swamp-clearing around them. The L'Etang brothers are fierce and wild but there is something soft about their cousin Frankie, possibly the only woman capable of penetrating Robert's darkest places and overturning his conviction that he's marked by the devil. Teeming with language that renders both the savage beauty and complex humanity of our shared past, Southern Cross the Dog is a tour de force that heralds the arrival of a major new voice in fiction.
LC Classification Number
PS3603.H4596S68 2013
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- g***c (606)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis seller gave me a GREAT price on this book. They packed it externally well and it arrived super fast. Also the book was as described but probably in better than described condition. Outstanding seller!Tenebrous Tales Christopher Barker HC 2010 Ex Occidente Press LTD 160 RARE (#166223061264)
- e***l (83)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAccurate description and fast shipping. Great packaging and communication. Wonderful seller.
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