Busy Monsters - A Novel

After his fiance dumps him and sets off on the high seas in search of a legendary giant squid, mediocre memoirist Charles Homar travels cross-country seeking counsel from mythical and real creatures including Bigfoot, space aliens and a professional bodybuilder.

About the author

William Giraldi is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Busy Monsters and Hold the Dark; the memoir The Hero's Body; and a collection of criticism, American Audacity. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and is master lecturer in the Writing Program at Boston University.

Summary

“The best literary present . . . has a delicate sweetness that shows through at just the right moments.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post Book World

Product details

• Authors: William Giraldi, William (Boston University) Giraldi
• Publisher: Norton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2012
• EAN: 9780393342932
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34293-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Weight: 238 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education