Florida Frenzy

by Harry Crews

Book Overview

"Fourteen essays and articles and three short stories that will hit you right between the eyes. Crews writing is informed by a deep love of language, literature, nature, blood sports, and his own kind... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813007267
• ISBN13: 9780813007267
• Release Date: June 1982
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Crews is unique in the proper use of the word

I discovered Harry Crews a few years ago and I have read everything I could find on him or by him. He captures the Red Neck culture and the body builder culture and the no holds barred hedonism of the trailer park culture. If you think stereotyping is wrong then he is guilty of this poetic license too. But it makes for an unusual read. Maybe there is something wrong with me for liking this but I don't care.

Well-Named

This a collection of mostly older essays (from the 70's) that nevertheless deliver the same punch that readers have come to expect from this South Georgia native and resident wild man novelist. If you want the insider's perspective on subjects such as cockfighting, dogfighting, raptor training, insanely heavy drinking and occasional womanizing, this is the place to go. A warning: Crews is not for the weak hearted. His ability to relate realistic violence has influenced the likes of Robert Morgan (of recent Oprah fame) and Larry Brown.

Great.

Any other Crews-admirers on-line? peter@cybersight.co