{"product_id":"the-lime-twig-paperback","title":"The Lime Twig - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Hawkes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eRobert Coover\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree early novels by John Hawkes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume brings together three early novels by John Hawkes. \u003ci\u003eThe Lime Twig\u003c\/i\u003e is set in the underworld of postwar London; \u003ci\u003eSecond Skin\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of suicide and new life on two mythical islands; and \u003ci\u003eTravesty\u003c\/i\u003e is a monologue on fear and eroticism that takes place during a drive at night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly fifty years and in more than fourteen novels, John Hawkes has been creating his \"landscapes of the imagination\" and enriching the form and language of the American novel. Bringing together three early novels, this volume displays Hawkes's mastery as a prose stylist and the range and power of his gifts as an innovative writer. The Lime Twig (1961), set in postwar London, is the story of a young man who, unwittingly involved with the underworld, comes face to face with the violence and decay of contemporary society. Second Skin (1964) is a tale of suicide and new life on two mythical islands - one demonic, the other idyllic - and is a comic, magical evocation of The Tempest. Travesty (1976) is a portrait of the ultimate artist, a harrowing monologue on fear and eroticism that takes place during a drive at night in Southern France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hawkes \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of sixteen books of fiction, including bi\u0026gt;Sweet William, Adventures in the Alaskan Skin Trade, and\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Blood Oranges\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(all available from Penguin). He is Professor of English Emeritus at Brown University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Coover\u003c\/b\u003e is widely regarded as one of America's most influential living writers, author of some fifteen groundbreaking books of fiction, including \u003ci\u003ePricksongs \u0026amp; Descants, The Public Burning, \u003c\/i\u003e and most recently \u003ci\u003eGhost Town\u003c\/i\u003e. Coover has for the past decade been teaching experimental courses in hypertext and multimedia narrative at Brown University. His 1992 essay on hypertext in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \"The End of Books,\" galvanized electronic literature fans around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.68 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135582441607,"sku":"9780140189827","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a74de77e8029ceec080efdd171958a41.webp?v=1732650617","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-lime-twig-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}