Lovesong for the Giant Contessa: A Novel

By Steven Tye Culbert

A man looks back on one summer in his boyhood in a sleepy, dusty, hot town on the Gulf of Mexico, a summer spent working at a restaurant and roaming the highways with his friend, the son of junk dealers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568580827
• ISBN13: 9781568580821
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Pr
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A fine trip to the past

This novel made me remember some very dear moments of my childhood.

Brings back the dreams of the child

I wake up inside William Bell to find myself reliving the dreams and adventures of my own childhood. All the fears and joys of life come alive in the hot Texas summer that feels your toes and soul with sand. SWC

Culbert is vivid, "tougher than he knows."

Lovesong for the Giant Contessa is a beautifully scripted novel, set in a strange and wonderous place: Texas. This thought provoking work is sure to become a classic. I have read, even studied, many author's work. Few have compared in their ability to capture their reader's imagination like Steven Tye Culbert.

"...delightfully complex..."

Lovesong for the Giant Contessa is a lovely novel, full of melodic, tightly packed prose that reminds me of good poetry, striking characters, and a story as delightfully complex as the patterns of a seashell. In that strange Texas country, the novel rings deadly true