Wilcox, who first introduced us to Burma et al. with his novel Modern Baptists, has a knack for making the mundane seem at once hilarious and interesting. If his characters are ultimately ridiculous, he draws them in such a way that they appear gallant and graceful. With . James Wilcox's novels, with their trademark blend of humor and compassion, have been lauded by critics and readers alike. In Hunk City, Wilcox takes us to southeast Louisiana, where Burma van Buren, thanks to a recent inheritance, is the wealthiest woman in St. Jude Parish. Hunk City by James Wilcox, Viking, , $ cloth, ISBN Hunk City is the ninth novel from writer James Wilcox, arguably our most talented contemporary American satirist, and indisputably the most devas-tating satirist of the South today. The author of Polite Sex, Plain and Normal Book Reviews
Hunk City - Kindle edition by Wilcox, James. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Hunk City. Twenty plus years after the events in Modern Baptists, Mr. Pickens, Burma, Donna Lee, and others returned in James Wilcox's Hunk City (). Unlike his inaugural novel, Wilcox's Hunk City deals with questions of race and benevolence in a more direct manner. In the novel, one character of African descent, Iman, plays a major role.. James Wilcox: A Biography. by Aaron Freeman (SHS) James Wilcox was born in Hammond, Louisiana in He went to school at Southeastern High School. After that he went to Yale University. He graduated from Yale in His parents' names are James H. Wilcox and Mary Wilcox. His father taught at Southeastern University in Louisiana.
Hunk City by James Wilcox. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , Wilcox, who first introduced us to Burma et al. with his novel Modern Baptists, has a knack for making the mundane seem at once hilarious and interesting. If his characters are ultimately ridiculous, he draws them in such a way that they appear gallant and graceful. With Hunk City, he's done a lot with a little. Hunk City is as enjoyable as his previous work. With pitch perfect ease he spares no one from his critical eye. Some of his characters may be well over sixty, but they certainly don't "act their age" unless there is an immediate benefit.
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