Hawkes, John 1925-1998

The innocent party; four short plays by John Hawkes( Book )
9 editions published between 1966 and 1979 in English and held by 763 libraries worldwide

Adventures in the Alaskan skin trade by John Hawkes( Book )
16 editions published between 1985 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 718 libraries worldwide
John Hawkes reads from his novel Adventures in the Alaskan skin trade and talks about the Alaska of his youth and imagination.

Sweet William : a memoir of Old Horse by John Hawkes( Book )
8 editions published between 1993 and 1994 in English and held by 700 libraries worldwide
John Hawkes (author of thirteen previous novels, including The Lime Twig, Adventures in the Alaskan Skin Trade, Virginie, and The Blood Oranges) is one of American fiction's most honored, irascible - and most unpredictable - talents. Now Hawkes delivers what is destined to become his most popular novel, the autobiography of a wise, witty, unforgettable...horse. Sweet William is fresh and lively, a completely compelling reading experience, and a truly human, humane tale. In this anthropomorphic odyssey, Hawkes takes us into the rough world of Old Horse from his Dickensian youth (marked by the death of his beloved dam), through his years on the racetrack of life, to his relationship with Master, the man whose kindness transforms his beastly life. Old Horse is a figure whose trek through the world's multitude of shifting circumstances symbolizes all the tests and challenges faced by every beast. Hawkes brings real heart and moments of savage humor to this equine saga.

Whistlejacket : a novel by John Hawkes( Book )
15 editions published between 1986 and 1997 in English and French and held by 697 libraries worldwide

Virginie, her two lives by John Hawkes( Book )
14 editions published between 1982 and 1990 in English and French and held by 645 libraries worldwide
Consists primarily of manuscripts by Hawkes, particularly various drafts with corrections and revisions of his ninth novel, Virginie, Her Two Lives. Also contains notes, fragments, jacket covers, and blurbs for Virginie.

The goose on the grave. [The owl] Two short novels by John Hawkes( Book )
10 editions published between 1953 and 1994 in English and held by 511 libraries worldwide

The frog by John Hawkes( Book )
9 editions published between 1995 and 1998 in English and French and held by 457 libraries worldwide
Early this century a French boy swallows a frog which becomes a permanent resident in his stomach. Nobody believes him and he is sent to an asylum where, with sexual assistance from the frog, he seduces the director's wife, later ending up in a brothel. A fairy tale for adults by the author of The Blood Oranges.

Humors of blood & skin : a John Hawkes reader : autobiographical notes by John Hawkes( Book )
2 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 447 libraries worldwide
"... Hawkes's own selection from his novels, stories, and his current novel-in-progress, Adventures in the Alaskan Skin Trade. In autobiographical commentaries, Hawkes provides a context for each of the selections and discusses the genesis and the writing of his work. As a novelist whose creative life has depended largely on travel, he evokes the actual places that have inspired his imaginary worlds: the Alaska of his boyhood; the Caribbean island where he wrote Second Skin; the Germany he knew as an ambulance driver in World War II; the South of France where he searched for images of Picasso and the Marquis de Sade."--Cover.

Innocence in extremis by John Hawkes( Book )
8 editions published between 1985 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 337 libraries worldwide

A John Hawkes symposium : design and debris( Book )
6 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 286 libraries worldwide