Synopsis A satire of corporate America, this novel tells the story of Hickum Looney, who has been the star salesman for a Miami soap company for 25 years. When his success backfires, he meets a hooker named Gaye Nell Odell who helps him out of his compromising situation and provides fantastic sex. The novel ends with a startling twist.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-10-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 15.2 oz |
Publisher's Note Celebrated for his slightly warped comic and moral vision of contemporary America, the author tells the story of a door-to-door salesman's struggle with his Boss, a man with a genius for selling junk. 15,000 first printing. Tour.
Industry Reviews "Harry Crews is a storyteller who bears down on American enterprise with fierce eyes and a cackle." New York Times Book Review - Valerie Sayers
"An over-the-top-comedy in which the veteran wildman of redneck fiction casts his satirical eye on the all-American world of door-to-door sales." Grafton
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