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THE LIME TWIG
by Hawkes, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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Synopsis
John Hawkes is the author of sixteen books of fiction, including bi>Sweet William, Adventures in the Alaskan Skin Trade, and The Blood Oranges (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. Robert Coover is widely regarded as one of America's most influential living writers, author of some fifteen groundbreaking books of fiction, including Pricksongs & Descants, The Public Burning, and most recently Ghost Town . 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 New York Times Book Review , "The End of Books," galvanized electronic literature fans around the world.
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- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1373031
- Title
- THE LIME TWIG
- Author
- Hawkes, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- A New Directions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
Terms of Sale
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