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Crews, Harry 1935-

Overview
Works:99 works in 269 publications in 10 languages and 14,092 library holdings
Genres:Humorous fiction  Black humor (Literature)  Domestic fiction  Love stories  Sports stories 
Roles:Interviewee, Narrator
Classifications:ps3553.r46, 813.54
Most widely held works by Harry Crews
A childhood, the biography of a place by Harry Crews( Book )
32 editions published between 1978 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,173 libraries worldwide
Harry Crew recounts his childhood, focusing on the people, places, and circumstances that shaped him into the author he is today.
Body by Harry Crews( Book )
16 editions published between 1990 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 968 libraries worldwide
"A tragicomedy"--Cover subtitle.
A feast of snakes by Harry Crews( Book )
13 editions published between 1976 and 1998 in English and French and held by 780 libraries worldwide
Thrill seekers descend on a small town to witness its annual rattlesnake round-up.
Scar lover by Harry Crews( Book )
12 editions published between 1992 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 772 libraries worldwide
Pete Butcher, a young man with few job skills and no illusions, lands in a Jacksonville flop house where a young woman walks into his life and takes him in hand.
The mulching of America : a novel by Harry Crews( Book )
9 editions published between 1995 and 2004 in English and French and held by 743 libraries worldwide
A comic novel on every American's dream to succeed, starring Hickum Looney, a door-to-door salesman for a rejuvenating soap. His problems begin when a woman helps him outsell his boss, a first in the company for 25 years, something the boss doesn't take kindly to. By the author of Scar Lover.
The knockout artist by Harry Crews( Book )
11 editions published between 1988 and 2007 in English and French and held by 735 libraries worldwide
A young boxer of great talent discovers he has a freakishly vulnerable glass jaw and begins to exploit his defect by knocking himself unconscious.
Celebration : a novel by Harry Crews( Book )
11 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and Italian and held by 681 libraries worldwide
A comedy on a retirement community in Florida, featuring a young woman whose mission is to make old men feel young. Geriatrics, sex and laughs.
All we need of hell by Harry Crews( Book )
9 editions published between 1986 and 1988 in English and held by 652 libraries worldwide
Blood and grits by Harry Crews( Book )
5 editions published between 1979 and 1988 in English and held by 628 libraries worldwide
Florida frenzy by Harry Crews( Book )
5 editions published between 1982 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 545 libraries worldwide
The gypsy's curse; a novel by Harry Crews( Book )
7 editions published between 1974 and 1995 in English and French and held by 464 libraries worldwide
Car; a novel by Harry Crews( Book )
15 editions published between 1972 and 1996 in 4 languages and held by 378 libraries worldwide
A young man promises to eat a car from bumper to bumper on TV.
Classic Crews : a Harry Crews reader by Harry Crews( Book )
7 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in English and held by 352 libraries worldwide
A collection of Crews' writings, some autobiographical, some fiction, all of them about "people doing the best they can with what they've got to do with."
The hawk is dying by Harry Crews( Book )
7 editions published between 1973 and 2000 in English and French and held by 346 libraries worldwide
The Gospel Singer by Harry Crews( Book )
10 editions published between 1968 and 2009 in English and French and held by 335 libraries worldwide
A gospel singer invites the contempt and anger of his loyal following when he speaks openly about his private life.
Naked in Garden Hills by Harry Crews( Book )
4 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 327 libraries worldwide
This thing don't lead to heaven by Harry Crews( Book )
3 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 296 libraries worldwide
Getting naked with Harry Crews : interviews by Harry Crews( Book )
3 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 279 libraries worldwide
Karate is a thing of the spirit; a novel by Harry Crews( Book )
5 editions published between 1971 and 1983 in English and held by 260 libraries worldwide
An American family : the baby with the curious markings by Harry Crews( Book )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 61 libraries worldwide
 
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Audience level: 0.54 (from 0.33 for An America ... to 0.69 for Getting na ...)
A childhood, the biography of a place
Languages
English (242)
French (38)
Undetermined (8)
Italian (7)
German (3)
Dutch (3)
Basque (2)
No Linguistic Content (2)
Hebrew (1)
Czech (1)
Covers
BodyA feast of snakesScar loverThe mulching of America : a novelCelebration : a novelFlorida frenzyClassic Crews : a Harry Crews readerGetting naked with Harry Crews : interviews
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