American Essays
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Overview
The widest-ranging collection of Willeford's short fiction, with 25 stories including several recently unearthed works that have never been published before.Synopsis
The widest-ranging collection of Willeford's short fiction, with 25 stories including several recently unearthed works that have never been published before.
Donald Westlake
Willeford's experience of his life led him to a certain attitude toward the world and his place in it, and this attitude, ironic without meanness, comic but deeply caring, informed every book he ever wrote, from his two volumes of autobiography through all the unnoticed novels.
Editorials
Donald Westlake
Willeford's experience of his life led him to a certain attitude toward the world and his place in it, and this attitude, ironic without meanness, comic but deeply caring, informed every book he ever wrote, from his two volumes of autobiography through all the unnoticed novels.Publishers Weekly
The Second Half of the Double Feature, by hard-boiled writer Charles Willeford (1919-1988), collects 25 short stories, vignettes and autobiographical sketches, many previously unpublished. The cloth edition includes a section of Willeford's poems. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.Book Details
Published
August 1, 2003
Publisher
Wit's End Books
Pages
234
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781930997295