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Tender as Hellfire

by Joe Meno

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

"Features some of the liveliest characters that one is apt to meet in a contemporary novel. Vividly described."-Publishers Weekly

"Extremely vivid. . . . Any number of novels have been written about unhappy childhoods and bizarre families, but this one surpasses many."-Kirkus Reviews

Joe Meno limns a near-fantastical world of trailer park floozies, broken-down '76 Impalas, lost glass eyes, and the daily experiences of two boys trying to make sense of their random, sharp lives.

Joe Menois the author of the novels Hairstyles of the Damned, The Boy Detective FailsandHow the Hula Girl SingsHe was the winner of the 2003 Nelson Algren Award for short fiction and is a professor of creative writing at Columbia College Chicago.

About the Author

Joe Meno is the best-selling author of the novels Hairstyles of the Damned, The Boy Detective Fails, How the Hula Girl Sings, and Tender As Hellfire. He was the winner of the 2003 Nelson Algren Award for short fiction and is a professor of creative writing at Columbia College Chicago.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781933354309
Author:
Meno, Joe
Publisher:
Akashic Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Brothers
Subject:
Boys
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Akashic Books
Publication Date:
August 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
205
Dimensions:
7.44x5.38x.61 in. .43 lbs.

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