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Smonk
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From the
bestselling author of
and
,
, a historical thriller in turns hilarious, bawdy and terrifying.
It's 1911 and the townsfolk of Old Texas, Alabama, have had enough. Every Saturday night for a year, E. O. Smonk has been destroying property, killing livestock, seducing women, cheating and beating men, all from behind the twin barrels of his Winchester 45-70 caliber over-and-under rifle. Syphilitic, consumptive, gouty, and goitered—an expert with explosives and knives—Smonk hates horses, goats, and the Irish, and it's high time he was stopped. But capturing old Smonk won't be easy—and putting him on trial could have shocking and disastrous consequences, considering the terrible secret the citizens of Old Texas are hiding.
Praise for Tom Franklin:
"I'm reminded, by the evocative strength of the prose and the relentlessness of the imagination, of William Faulkner." —Philip Roth
"It's as if the author kidnapped Raymond Carver's characters and set them loose in the Deep South." —
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bigbird399
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“Old Texas, Alabama
1911
Prepare yourself...
Smonk started out with a bang (literally) and the action never let up once. This is Tom Franklin's most vile and horrid book to date. Although Smonk himself is appalling and amusing at the same time, I found much more delight in other's stories about him - his history and superstitions. But my favorite character was Walton, the leader of the Christian Deputies, who as a northerner felt a personal mission to bring morality back to the South. Franklin created such harsh imagery that I couldn't help imaging the landscape in black and burnt oranges/reds - the scorched earth and dead dogs. The last portion of this book somewhat lost my interest as it morphed into a horror story of sorts with the dead children in the church and all the ray bees (rabies) being transmitted. Otherwise a solid book and not be missed by fans of gritty Southern literature.”
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