The apparently true story of the leader of a newly-signed band, who crashes the record company's lucky van (it has already driven several bands to unforeseen breakthroughs). Amidst the wreckage, ghosts and visions visit the band leader. Afterward, his music is never the same--full of prayers and accidents--and his path to fame grows obscured. With an ease that never seems casual, Camden Joy spins an urban legend into a surreal folktale. The author's crisp experimental style pays homage to the succinct, imagistic fables of ...
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The apparently true story of the leader of a newly-signed band, who crashes the record company's lucky van (it has already driven several bands to unforeseen breakthroughs). Amidst the wreckage, ghosts and visions visit the band leader. Afterward, his music is never the same--full of prayers and accidents--and his path to fame grows obscured. With an ease that never seems casual, Camden Joy spins an urban legend into a surreal folktale. The author's crisp experimental style pays homage to the succinct, imagistic fables of Juan Rulfo, Denis Johnson, Francisco Hinojosa, and Charles Simic.
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Add this copy of Hubcap Diamondstar Halo to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by Munster & Company rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Corvallis, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Highwater Books.
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Near Fine. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Highwater Books, 2001. 66 pp. 20.5 x 13 cm. Stiff paper wrappers printed in blue and silver. White "Autographed Copy" on front cover. Small black marker mark to bar code on rear cover. Signed in black felt tip pen by Joy on first page. Text otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding firm with no creases or cracks. A lovely signed copy of a scarce title by American author Camden Joy. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.
