by JohnBrandon (Author)
Originally published by McSweeney's in hardcover and met with wide acclaim, Arkansas is a darkly comic debut novel written by John Brandon about a pair of drug runners, Kyle and Swin, set in the rural southeast. Drawing comparisons to a striking range of storytellers, from Quentin Tarantino and Mark Twain to Flannery O'Connor and Cormac McCarthy, John Brandon--an MFA graduate of Washington University who worked an array of odd jobs while writing the novel, including at a rubber factory and a windshield warehouse--delivers a tightly written, bitterly funny story that chronicles the monochromatic landscape of the American southeast and gives a glimpse into the mindset of his wildly troubled yet seemingly real characters.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: 1
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 03 Jun 2009
ISBN 10: 0802144365
ISBN 13: 9780802144362
Brandon's premier novel is a must for those who love the criminal and the stern yet dark optimism of the existential. His vision of Arkansas is unique, his wit is sharp, and the sympathy he has for his characters is genuine. For all the dark alleys Brandon explores, both physically and psychologically, Arkansas's power rests in its redefining and restructuring of the criminal's only hope: family. --PopMatters
Add novelist John Brandon to your list of hipster-sanctioned must-reads . . . Brandon's writing is so sparse it sometimes feels blas , but the tension between his hard-boiled prose and his characters' appealing naivet makes the novel work. --The Portland Mercury
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