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Tender as Hellfire

by Joe Meno

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Publisher Comments:

Fiction. Joe Meno's acclaimed first novel, TENDER AS HELLFIRE, written when he was twenty-two, 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. Now in a reedited paperback edition, TENDER AS HELLFIRE tells the story of Dough and Pill, brothers bound by more than blood. The anguish of their past, the terror of their present, and the uncertainty of their future all underscore the only truth that is within their grasp: each other. "TENDER AS HELLFIRE features some of the liveliest characters that one is apt to meet in a contemporary novel"--Publishers Weekly. "Extremely vivid.Any number of novels have been written about unhappy childhoods and bizarre families, but this one surpasses many"--Kirkus Review.

Synopsis:

Paperback reissue of indie sensation Joe Meno's debut novel.

Synopsis:

“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 Meno is the author of the novels Hairstyles of the Damned, The Boy Detective Fails,and How the Hula Girl Sings. He 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
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Subject:
Literary
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20070801
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
220
Dimensions:
7.6 x 5.3 x 0.6 in 6.5 oz

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Paperback reissue of indie sensation Joe Meno's debut novel.
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“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 Meno is the author of the novels Hairstyles of the Damned, The Boy Detective Fails,and How the Hula Girl Sings. He was the winner of the 2003 Nelson Algren Award for short fiction and is a professor of creative writing at Columbia College Chicago.

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