1999
First Published
3.90
Average Rating
452
Number of Pages
A collection of the author's stories set in the junk food Bible-belt of New Orleans and the Deep South, where desperation and madness threaten to engulf everyday folk in their often surreal struggle for survival. "Night People", "Arise and Walk" and "Baby Cat Face" all feature in this volume.
Avg Rating
3.90
Number of Ratings
62
5 STARS
27%
4 STARS
48%
3 STARS
15%
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1 STARS
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Author
Barry Gifford
Author · 45 books
Barry Gifford is an American author, poet, and screenwriter known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes and film noir- and Beat Generation-influenced literary madness. He is described by Patrick Beach as being "like if John Updike had an evil twin that grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and wrote funny..."He is best known for his series of novels about Sailor and Lula, two sex-driven, star-crossed protagonists on the road. The first of the series, Wild at Heart, was adapted by director David Lynch for the 1990 film of the same title. Gifford went on to write the screenplay for Lost Highway with Lynch. Much of Gifford's work is nonfiction.
