Rides of the Midway
Lee Durkee
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Meet Mississippi teenager Noel Weatherspoon: ghost-seeing insomniac, endearing dopehead, wanna-be erotic photographer, and possible Baptist faith healer. Noel, who prefers The Exorcist to Ecclesiastes, must navigate a world of Bible-thumpers, born-again Christians, and a stepfather who bears an uncanny resemblance to Billy Graham. Darkly comic and lyrically moving, Rides of the Midway introduces a formidable talent in contemporary fiction.
Product Details
Price
$23.95
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
April 01, 2002
Pages
316
Dimensions
5.5 X 0.9 X 8.5 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393322903
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About the Author
Lee Durkee is the author of Rides of the Midway and The Last Taxi Driver. His stories have appeared in Harper's Magazine, Zoetrope: All Story, Tin House, New England Review, Mississippi Noir, and many other places. He lives in Mississippi.
Reviews
Durkee has given the coming-of-age novel enough twists to make his version seem something else entirely--a ghost story, perhaps, mixed with a sexual comedy and slice-of-working-class Southern life.--Matthew Flamm
Mississippi-raised author Lee Durkee portrays his hero's feckless dissolution with considerable comic flair and a sharp eye for regional manners, good and bad...readers will finish the book feeling they've been treated to quite a ride.--Paul Gray
Durkee writes with a southern accent that doesn't smother a unique voice, and his roller-coaster ride of a story leaves a reader breathless and waiting for more.
Mississippi-raised author Lee Durkee portrays his hero's feckless dissolution with considerable comic flair and a sharp eye for regional manners, good and bad...readers will finish the book feeling they've been treated to quite a ride.--Paul Gray
Durkee writes with a southern accent that doesn't smother a unique voice, and his roller-coaster ride of a story leaves a reader breathless and waiting for more.
