MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2014027441
003 DLC
005 20151106082354.0
008 140718s2015 nyu 000 j eng
010 $a 2014027441
020 $a9780374278069 (hardback)
020 $z9780374712846 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPS3602.R34$bA6 2015
082 00 $a813/.6$223
084 $aFIC019000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBradford, Arthur,$eauthor.
240 10 $aShort stories.$kSelections
245 10 $aTurtleface and beyond :$bstories /$cArthur Bradford.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,$c2015.
300 $a193 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
505 0 $aTurtleface -- Lost Limbs -- Orderly -- Travels with Paul -- The Box -- Snake Bit --Wendy, Mort, and I -- The LSD and The Baby -- Build It Up, Knock It Down -- Cold Feet -- Resort Tik Tok -- 217 Pound Dog.
520 $a"Darkly funny stories by the man David Sedaris calls "the most outlandish and energetic writer I can think of." Paddling down a remote, meandering river, Georgie's friend Otto decides to do something both spectacular and stupid: He scales a sandy cliff that rises from the water and runs down its steep face, preparing for a triumphant running dive. As his friends look on, they watch something awful unfold: Otto lands with an odd smack and knocks himself unconscious, blood spilling from his nose and mouth. Georgie arrives on the scene first and sees a small turtle, its shell cracked, floating just below the water's surface. Otto and the turtle survive the collision, though both need help, and Georgie finds his compassions torn. This title story sets the tone for the rest of Arthur Bradford's Turtleface and Beyond, a strangely funny collection featuring prosthetically limbed lovers, a snakebitten hitchhiker turned wedding crasher, a lawyer at the end of his rope, a ménage à trois at Thailand's Resort Tik Tok, and a whole host of near disasters, narrow escapes, and complicated victories, all narrated by Georgie, who struggles with his poor decisions but finds redemption in the telling of each of his tales. Big-hearted and hilariously high-fueled, Turtleface and Beyond marks the return of a beloved and unforgettable voice in fiction"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"A collection of short stories by the author of DOGWALKER"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 7 $aFICTION / Literary.$2bisacsh
700 12 $aBradford, Arthur.$tTurtleface.