The Beetle Leg (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780811200622)

The Beetle Leg, John Hawkes's second full-length novel, was first published by New Directions in 1951. After years of underground existence, this brilliant novel is emerging as a classic of visionary writing and still remains Hawkes's only work devoted solely to American life. As a 'surrealist Western" (Newsweek), and a violent and poetic portrayal of "a landscape of sexual apathy" (Albert J. Guerard), The Beetle Leg is a rich flight into the special vein of comedy that Hawkes had begun to exploit a decade before the popular acceptance of "black humor."

Author: John Hawkes
ISBN-10: 0811200620
ISBN-13: 9780811200622
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 01/17/1951
Pages: 159
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.22w x 0.44d