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The lime twig

Title
The lime twig / by John Hawkes ; with an introduction by Leslie A. Fiedler.
Author
Hawkes, John, 1925-1998
Publication
  • Norfolk, CT : New Directions, [1961]
  • ©1961

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TextRestricted use Berg Coll 22-1018Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Additional Authors
  • Fiedler, Leslie A.
  • Laughlin, James, 1914-1997
  • Harak, Rudolph de
  • New Directions Publishing, publisher.
  • H. Wolff, Inc., printer.
  • James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.
Description
175 pages; 21 cm.
Summary
An English horse race, the Golden Bowl at Aldington, provides the background for John Hawkes' exciting novel, The Lime Twig, which tells of an ingenious plot to steal and race a horse under a false name. But it would be unfair to the reader to reveal what happens when a gang of professional crooks gets wind of the scheme and moves to muscle in on this bettors' dream of a long-odds situation. Worked out with all the meticulous detail, terror, and suspense of a nightmare, the tale is, on one level, comparable to a Graham Greene thriller; on another, it explores a group of people, their relationships fears, and loves. For as Leslie A. Fiedler says in his introduction, "John Hawkes.. . makes terror rather than love the center of his work, knowing all the while, of course, that there can be no terror without the hope for love and love's defeat . . . ."
Subject
  • Psychological fiction, American
  • Horror tales, American
Genre/Form
  • Psychological fiction.
  • Horror fiction.
  • Dust jackets (Binding) – New York (State) – New York – 1961.
Note
  • "A New Directions book" -- title page.
  • "New Directions Books are published at Norfolk, Connecticut, by James Laughlin" -- title page verso.
Indexed In (note)
  • Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin
Binding (note)
  • bound in publishers' red cloth with original dustjacket by Rudolph de Harak.
Call Number
D-13 3170
ISBN
  • 0811200655
  • 9780811200653
LCCN
60014719
OCLC
284643
Author
Hawkes, John, 1925-1998, author.
Title
The lime twig / by John Hawkes ; with an introduction by Leslie A. Fiedler.
Publisher
Norfolk, CT : New Directions, [1961]
Copyright Date
©1961
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Creator/Contributor Characteristics
Men
Connecticut residents
Indexed In:
Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin, page 51
Binding
Copy in Berg Coll 22-1018 bound in publishers' red cloth with original dustjacket by Rudolph de Harak. NN
Local Note
Copy in Berg Coll 22-1018 acquired from Leila and Daniel Javitch, 2021.
Added Author
Fiedler, Leslie A. writer of introduction.
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, publisher.
Harak, Rudolph de, bookjacket designer.
New Directions Publishing, publisher.
H. Wolff, Inc., printer.
Javitch, Leila Laughlin, donor.
Javitch, Daniel, donor.
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, former owner.
James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.
Other Form:
Online version: Hawkes, John, 1925-1998. Lime twig. [Norfolk, Conn.] New Directions [1961] (OCoLC)564729264
Research Call Number
Berg Coll 22-1018
D-13 3170
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