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The Song of Percival Peacock


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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781566890021
ISBN: 1566890020
Label: Coffee House Press
Manufacturer: Coffee House Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 125
Publication Date: July 01, 1992
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Studio: Coffee House Press


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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Edson's stab at novel-length absurdity
Russell Edson is his own writer, to be sure. Probably the only creature that comes anywhere close to doing what he does is James Tate, who provides an insightful blurb on the back of this book about the ability of Edson to create characters in a repetitive purgatory, which is probably one of the best ways to introduce a primary Edson theme. Edson's characters often have to deal with highly absurd situations which they can live with or rail against--giving birth to frogs through their ears, having ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - this is why I like Russell Edson
No one does quite what he does. The Song of Percival Peacock occupies the doorway between your cautious pretensions and your most hidden desires. Intriguing because it is character-driven, unique because it is written entirely in dialogue, this book is a sort of surreal funhouse.




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