Although best known today for his singular, stunning "anti–novels" dazzlingly conjured from anecdotes, quotes, and small thoughts, in his early days David Markson paid the rent by writing punchy, highly dramatic fictions. On the heels of a new double edition of his steamy noirs
Epitaph for a Tramp and
Epitaph for a Deadbeat comes a new edition of his 1965 classic
The Ballad of Dingus Magee, whose subtitle — "Immortal True Saga of the Most Notorious and Desperate Bad Man of the Olden Days, his Blood–Shedding, his Ruination of Poor Helpless Females, & Cetera" — gives readers a hint of the raucous sensibility at work here. Brimming with blasphemy, bullets, and bordellos, this hilarious tale, which inspired the Frank Sinatra movie
Dirty Dingus McGee, shows the early Markson at his outrageous best, taking down, as
Playboy put it, "the breeches of the Old West and blast[ing] what's exposed with buckshot."
This book title, The Ballad of Dingus Magee, ISBN: 9781582434100, by David Markson, published by Catapult (May 28, 2008) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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