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Ecstatic in the Poison

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Drawing on events of childhood and of later years, as well as the real and imagined lives of others, Hudgins brings to life a rich, comedic, and haunting variety of characters: among them a prankster who disassembles a Cadillac and rebuilds it in his attic, Russian soldiers on the verge of execution, frenzied inhabitants of Sodom, along with middle-class husbands, wives, and children. Cameo appearances by Alexander the Great and his horse Bucephalus, God strolling in the Garden of Eden, and Josef Stalin lead the reader through the epochs. In Hudgins's adroit hands, a lake, and even a joke become personified.

Language: English

Pages: 204

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Release: August 25, 2003

ISBN: 158567429X

ISBN 13: 9781585674299

Ecstatic in the Poison

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Drawing on events of childhood and of later years, as well as the real and imagined lives of others, Hudgins brings to life a rich, comedic, and haunting variety of characters: among them a prankster who disassembles a Cadillac and rebuilds it in his attic, Russian soldiers on the verge of execution, frenzied inhabitants of Sodom, along with middle-class husbands, wives, and children. Cameo appearances by Alexander the Great and his horse Bucephalus, God strolling in the Garden of Eden, and Josef Stalin lead the reader through the epochs. In Hudgins's adroit hands, a lake, and even a joke become personified.

Language: English

Pages: 204

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Release: August 25, 2003

ISBN: 158567429X

ISBN 13: 9781585674299

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