{"product_id":"cody-9798215303269","title":"Cody","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy turns funny, romantic, erotic, and sad, this evocative novel brilliantly recreates the landscape of late adolescence, when friendships seem eternal and loves reincarnate. Set in Arkansas but first published in Amsterdam, \u003cem\u003eClicking Beat on the Brink of Nada\u003c\/em\u003e (published in the U.S. as \u003cem\u003eCody\u003c\/em\u003e) quickly won praise from reviewers and readers across Europe and North America. So beautiful, brave, and ahead of its time that William S. Burroughs was an early fan, \u003cem\u003eClicking Beat\u003c\/em\u003e remains remarkably current and continues to be unique in coming of age literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA haunting vision of young friendship shattered by an outrageously cruel world. The novel aches with adolescent first loves. It is tender, funny, and true.\u003cbr\u003e- William S. Burroughs, author of \u003cem\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sense of life, the search for identity, intellectual militancy, the ambiguity of human relationships, unsatisfied desire, and weakness in facing existence are just some of the facets of life that the author evokes with precision.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cem\u003eLivres \u003c\/em\u003e(Brussels)\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatersgreen House is an independent international book publisher with editorial staff in the UK and USA. One of our aims at Watersgreen House is to showcase same-sex affection in works by important gay and bisexual authors in ways which were not possible at the time the books were originally published. We also publish nonfiction, including textbooks, as well as contemporary fiction that is literary, unusual, and provocative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHale, Keith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKeith Hale grew up in central Arkansas and Waco, Texas. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Following a five-year career as a journalist in Austin, Amsterdam, and Little Rock, Hale earned a Ph.D. in literature from Purdue and took a position teaching British and Philippine literature at the University of Guam. Hale writes both fiction and scholarly works including his groundbreaking novel \u003cem\u003eClicking Beat on the Brink of Nada (Cody), \u003c\/em\u003e first published in the Netherlands, and \u003cem\u003eFriends and Apostles\u003c\/em\u003e, his edition of Rupert Brooke's letters published by Yale University Press, London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watersgreen House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51500426985746,"sku":"9798215303269","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24a19dc5-80df-4903-80d4-571d200b6c0a.jpg?v=1753191423","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cody-9798215303269","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}