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Powell, Padgett
Most widely held works by
Padgett Powell
Edisto : a novel by Padgett Powell (
Book
)
39
editions published
between
1982
and
2017
in
9
languages
and held by
1,354
libraries
worldwide
About the coming of age on an undevelped strip of coast between Savannah and Charleston
The interrogative mood : a novel? by Padgett Powell (
Book
)
31
editions published
between
2009
and
2014
in
6
languages
and held by
809
libraries
worldwide
The acclaimed writer Padgett Powell is fascinated by what it feels like to walk through everyday life, to hear the swing and snap of American talk, to be both electrified and overwhelmed by the mad cacophony -- the "muchness"--Of America. "The Interrogative Mood" is Powell's playful and profound response, a bebop solo of a book in which every sentence is a question
You & me : a novel by Padgett Powell (
Book
)
8
editions published
between
2012
and
2013
in
English
and held by
644
libraries
worldwide
"A scabrous, Southern send-up of WAITING FOR GODOT by the novelist Sam Lipsyte hails as "one of the few truly important American writers of our time.""
Mrs. Hollingsworth's men by Padgett Powell (
Book
)
6
editions published
between
2000
and
2002
in
English
and held by
632
libraries
worldwide
At her kitchen table somewhere in the South, Powell's narrator embarks on a spirited and often hilarious imagining of certain historical figures and current national preoccupations. Ostensibly writing her grocery list, Mrs. Hollingsworth most happily loses her sense of herself until her family intrudes along with two petty criminals named Oswald and Bundy
The Best American short stories, 1998 : selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines
(
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1998
in
English
and held by
567
libraries
worldwide
An anthology by various authors on a variety of subjects. Akhil Sharma's Cosmopolitan is a love affair between an American woman and an Indian immigrant, while Tim Gautreaux's Welding with Children is on a man caring for his grandchildren
Edisto revisited : a novel by Padgett Powell (
Book
)
14
editions published
between
1996
and
2014
in
English and German
and held by
535
libraries
worldwide
A literary novel on a Southern dilettante. Newly graduated architect Simons Manigault of North Carolina passes up a job for drink, literary talk and affairs with women. One day an older man shows him a home for burned-out hippies and Manigault, who narrates the tale, sees the light. By the author of Edisto
A woman named Drown by Padgett Powell (
Book
)
9
editions published
between
1987
and
2014
in
English
and held by
513
libraries
worldwide
On the brink of earning his doctorate in chemistry, the unnamed narrator decides to chuck it all away in favor of real life. So begins an odd pilgrimage through the American South. In Tennessee, our hero is bewitched by an older, gin-swilling, pool-playing sometimes-actress who claims to have recently starred in a theatrical production about a "woman named Drown." He moves in with her and just as quickly begins encountering her strange compatriots. Before he knows it, they're heading farther south together -- to Florida -- where the data that the dropout scientist is collecting from life's laboratory is about to get quite contradictory. Richly influenced by offbeat literary giant Donald Barthelme, Padgett Powell's A Woman Named Drown offers readers a smorgasbord of literary strangeness -- a surreal series of adventures in which nothing much -- and yet everything -- happens at once
The best American short stories, 1990 by Richard Ford (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
1990
in
English
and held by
484
libraries
worldwide
A collection of the best American short stories for 1998
Typical by Padgett Powell (
Book
)
12
editions published
between
1991
and
2014
in
English
and held by
416
libraries
worldwide
Twenty-three surreal fictions-stories, character assassinations, and mini-travelogues-from one of the most heralded writers of the American SouthThere are many things that repulse "Dr. Ordinary." "Kansas" is notable for its distinct lack of farmland. "Wayne's Fate" is most unfortunate, not merely for Wayne but for the roofer pal who stands by watching his good buddy lose his head. "Miss Resignation" simply cannot win at Bingo. And there is nothing "Typical" about the unemployed steelworker and self-described "piece of crud" who strides through this collection's title story.Welcome to the world
Cries for help, various : stories by Padgett Powell (
Book
)
5
editions published
in
2015
in
English
and held by
245
libraries
worldwide
Presents a collection of short stories that cover the topics of longing, fear, work, loneliness, and cultural nostalgia
You & I by Padgett Powell (
Book
)
6
editions published
between
2011
and
2013
in
English
and held by
115
libraries
worldwide
Padgett Powell writes: 'Their conversation we may find it difficult to grasp much like they themselves. Coming to conclusions that don't conclude. To questions that have no answers. To positions that may not be finally so aimless. They disagree to agree. They are smart, not smart; fools, not fools.' Poignant, hilarious, opaque, diamond-clear, this strange little gem is sure to delight the thousands of devotees found by Powell's The Interrogative Mood. 'I'd like to see some flying dogs. Are there flying dogs? Not that I know of. Seeing some would improve my mood tremendously, though. I suspect it would. Mine too. Cheer us right up, flying dogs. Raining cats and dogs. Like to see cats bouncing off cars. Why'd they call combat air battles "dogfights"? They wanted to see flying dogs too.'
Mrs. Hollingsworth's men by Padgett Powell (
file
)
4
editions published
between
2003
and
2011
in
English
and held by
112
libraries
worldwide
Mrs. Hollingsworth is working on her grocery list when she suddenly begins writing a series of surreal vignettes. In one, two pals roam Mississippi with a large ray gun. In another, a Confederate Civil War general rides triumphantly through town -- even though he's been dead for decades. Mrs. Hollingsworth's daughters think their mother is losing her mind, but there is a method to her madness
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : an authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, criticism by Mark Twain (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1997
and
2008
in
English
and held by
40
libraries
worldwide
Huck tells of his adventures travelling down the Mississippi on a raft with an escaped slave, and of the many people they encounter, including a pair of swindlers and two families in a feud
Falling in love by Rick Bass (
file
)
1
edition published
in
2006
in
English
and held by
36
libraries
worldwide
"At the door is an old lover, someone who broke your heart, who is in England on business and has tracked you down ..."--The Lone Pilgrim by Laurie Colwin. Romance is in the air, tempting the imagination. Stirring tales of love, longing and desire. A great gift for your loved ones! Rick Bass's "Fires" read by Ted Marcoux. In the Rockies a woman sets fire to a parched field to take the plunge into the pool of love
You & me : a novel by Padgett Powell (
Sound Recording
)
4
editions published
in
2012
in
English
and held by
32
libraries
worldwide
Powell provides a Southern send-up of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Two loquacious men sit talking on a porch. Funny and profound, daft and cogent, they argue about love and sex, how best to live and die, the merits of Miles Davis and Cadillacs and Hollywood starlets of yore, underused clichés, false truisms, and the meaning of nihilism. Together, they shoot the shit--and then they go on shooting it long after it's dead
Hologram : a novel by Padgett Powell (
Book
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2
editions published
in
2014
in
English
and held by
6
libraries
worldwide
A phantasmagoric dream of a novel, exploring the mind of a housewife enamored of historical personages, twisted love stories, and strange conspiraciesMrs. Hollingsworth sits at her kitchen table, compiling her grocery list. The subject of the list is not foodstuffs, but memories that never happened, inventions of loves, and strange conspiracies peopled by men who appear in the lonely housewife's head-men infinitely more real to her than her own husband. Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest gallops into her story, courtesy of media giant Ted Turner and two shady criminal types named Bundy
The imperative mood by Padgett Powell (
file
)
2
editions published
in
2012
in
English
and held by
0
libraries
worldwide
Whatever floats your boat, go ahead and float it. Do not have large untenable quantities of despair. Do not go to parades. When you feed orphaned wild animals, do not expect them to make it. Be forewarned. Be careful that your genitals do not show outside the strict confines of your underwear. Learn at least three racquet games during your lifetime. In this brand new short, Padgett Powell takes the reader on a completely new kind of journey. Just as The Interrogative Mood was stubbornly memorable and persistently illuminating, The Imperative Mood is surprising, funny, sneakily cumulative, char
Edisto ; and, edisto revisited by Padgett Powell (
file
)
1
edition published
in
2013
in
English
and held by
0
libraries
worldwide
A special two-in-one edition of National Book Award finalist Padgett Powell's acclaimed southern novels: Edisto and Edisto Revisited In Edisto, Simons Everson Manigault is not a typical twelve-year-old boy in tiny Edisto, South Carolina, in the late 1960s. At the insistence of his challenging mother, who believes her son to possess a capacity for genius, Simons immerses himself in great literature and becomes as literate and literary as any English professor. When Taurus, a soft-spoken African American stranger, moves into the cabin recently vacated by the Manigaults longtime maid, a friendship forms. The lonely, excitable Simons and the quiet, thoughtful Taurus, who has appointed himself Simons & rsquo;s guide in the ways of the grown-up world, bond over the course of a hot southern summer. In Edisto Revisited, Simons Manigault is newly graduated from Clemson University, bored, unfocused, and idling his summer away at his mother's home in Edisto, South Carolina. Not yet ready to fully embrace adulthood, Simons finds himself surrendering to cynicism. To avoid sinking further into his rut, Simons embarks on a road trip through the South. After a disastrous stint as a Corpus Christi fisherman, he exits the Lone Star State, doubling back to the Louisiana bayou to spend some quality time with his former friend and mentor and his mother's ex-lover Taurus. But as even Taurus's once sought-after wisdom wears thin, Simons begins to suspect that the grass is not greener on the other side & mdash;it may be burnt, brown, and dead wherever he goes
5 stories and a piece of you & me by Padgett Powell (
file
)
1
edition published
in
2012
in
English
and held by
0
libraries
worldwide
A collection of 5 pieces by Padgett Powell plus an excerpt of the forthcoming You & me to be published initially as an Ecco Solo short e-book
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Adventure and adventurers Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain, Mark) Adventure stories American fiction American literature Americans Boys Boys--Conduct of life Boys--Travel Canadian fiction Children's stories Confederate States of America.--Army En attendant Godot (Beckett, Samuel) Europe Experimental fiction Fathers and sons Finn, Huckleberry--(Fictitious character) Forrest, Nathan Bedford, Friendship Fugitive slaves Fugitive slaves--Travel Graduate students Historical fiction Humor in literature Humorous stories Imaginary conversations Male friendship Manners and customs Middle-aged men Mississippi Mississippi River Missouri Orphans Questioning Race relations Runaway children Runaway teenagers Sawyer, Tom--(Fictitious character) Short stories Short stories, American Short stories, Canadian Slavery Slavery in literature Slaves South Carolina Southern States Tennessee Twain, Mark, United States Voyages and travels
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Alternative Names
Padgett Powell Amerikaans romanschrijver
Padgett Powell Novelist, short story writer
Powell, J. Padgett
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