Calloustown by George Singleton
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 Calloustown in all their humanity. Whether exploring family, religion, politics or the true meaning of home, these stories range from deeply affecting to wildly absurd and back again, all in the blink of an eye.
"George Singleton works territory that is not terribly fashionable these days but is durably appealing: wacko-Southern" --The New York Times "George Singleton might well be America's funniest short story writer." --Men's Journal "The people of Calloustown--George Singleton's brilliant new collection--are as hard-bitten and worn down as the title suggests, but in the hands of Singleton, without a doubt one of the very finest storytellers out there,there are veins of redemption and compassion at every turn, not to mention the trademark exhilarating humor and wit that grace all the Singleton writes. He is one of the funniest writers out there and also one of the wisest." --Jill McCorkle, author of July 7 and Life after Life "If you read only one book this year, make it Calloustown. George Singleton is the best kind of genius, a mad one, and while his stories are acts of mad genius, they are also acts of great skill, acts of great compassion, acts of great intelligence. These are stories not to be missed" --Tom Franklin, author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter and Hell at the Breech
George Singleton is the author of two novels and four story collections and holds an MFA in creative writing from UNC-Greensboro. He has taught English and fiction writing at Francis Marion College, the Fine Arts Center of Greenville County, the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, the University of South Carolina, and UNC-Wilmington.
www.georgesingleton.com
www.georgesingleton.com
Daniel Wallace is the author of four novels, including Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician, The Watermelon King and Big Fish (which was later made into a film directed by Tim Burton). His illustrations have appeared in the L.A. Times, Italian Vanity Fair and many other publications.
www.danielwallace.org
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| ISBN 13 | 9781938103162 |
| ISBN 10 | 1938103165 |
| Title | Calloustown |
| Author | George Singleton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dzanc Books |
| Year published | 2015-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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