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The Pickle Index

Ian Huebert Eli Horowitz

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English
Sudden Oak Books
01 February 2016
Knife throwers. Ominous fortresses. Angry mimes. Snack festivals. Morose contortionists. Guillotines. Smiling journalists. Lonely young women. Lingering hope. Incompetence. Desperation. Funny disguises. Plus two hardcover books in a gold-encrusted slipcase, twenty full-color illustrations, and an unprecedented feat of interactive book design. 

A hapless circus troupe tours the countryside of a downtrodden nation, trying to earn a living the best way they know - even though their best isn't very good at all: a morose contortionist, a strongman who'd rather be miming, a lion tamer paired with an elderly dog, etc. Toward the end of a typically glum performance, Zloty Kornblatt, the troupe's ringmaster, accidentally blunders into a mockery of the nation's glorious leader. He doesn't even know why the sparse crowd is laughing, but they are - and so he continues with the inadvertent satire, ending the show on a rare triumphant note. 

The confused ringmaster is quickly captured, thrown into prison, and sentenced to death. The troupe must design an intricate prison-break built around their unique (and possibly useless) skills.  Hijinks ensue, recounted with deadpan humor and flickering hope by Flora Bialy, Zloty's understudy and our shy narrator.

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Illustrated by:   Eli Horowitz
Imprint:   Sudden Oak Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 191mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 33mm
Weight:   681g
ISBN:   9780996260800
ISBN 10:   0996260803
Pages:   248
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Eli Horowitz is the coauthor of The Silent History, a digital novel; The Clock Without a Face, a treasure-hunt mystery; and Everything You Know Is Pong, an illustrated cultural history of table tennis. Previously, he was the managing editor and then publisher of McSweeney's; his design work has been honored by I.D., Print, and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. He lives in Northern California.

Reviews for The Pickle Index

The Pickle Index is full of life and everything else -- it's rowdy and sweaty and heartbreaking, and by heartbreaking I mean funny, and by funny I mean laugh-until-you're-exhausted-and-leaking-and-hungry. I've tasted the tedfruits and the breadbread, the Basement Gherks and the Kelp Rompers and the wall of ham. Meet me in Outer Spagg -- I'm never coming back. --Miranda July This novel takes absurdity to new heights. --Booklist PRAISE FOR THE SILENT HISTORY Exceptionally rich and frequently moving. -- Guardian (UK) A rare breath of excitement in a confused industry. -- Forbes A landmark project. -- Los Angeles Times


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