{"product_id":"the-lime-twig-9780140189827","title":"The Lime Twig","description":"\u003cb\u003eThree early novels by John Hawkes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume brings together three early novels by John Hawkes. \u003ci\u003eThe Lime Twig\u003c\/i\u003e is set in the underworld of postwar London; \u003ci\u003eSecond Skin\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of suicide and new life on two mythical islands; and \u003ci\u003eTravesty\u003c\/i\u003e is a monologue on fear and eroticism that takes place during a drive at night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hawkes \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of sixteen books of fiction, including bi\u0026gt;Sweet William, Adventures in the Alaskan Skin Trade, and\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Blood Oranges\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(all available from Penguin). He is Professor of English Emeritus at Brown University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Coover\u003c\/b\u003e is widely regarded as one of America's most influential living writers, author of some fifteen groundbreaking books of fiction, including \u003ci\u003ePricksongs \u0026amp; Descants, The Public Burning, \u003c\/i\u003e and most recently \u003ci\u003eGhost Town\u003c\/i\u003e. Coover has for the past decade been teaching experimental courses in hypertext and multimedia narrative at Brown University. His 1992 essay on hypertext in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \"The End of Books,\" galvanized electronic literature fans around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50890287350034,"sku":"9780140189827","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ed571b28-b6e3-4cfb-af3f-0bcfaa9af1e2.jpg?v=1738166338","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lime-twig-9780140189827","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}