The Ballad of Dingus Magee

David Markson

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Counterpoint
28 May 2008

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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.""

By: David Markson
Imprint: Counterpoint
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 114mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9781582434100
ISBN 10: 1582434107
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 28 May 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Markson is the author of five novels, including Springer's Progress, Wittgenstein's Mistress, and Reader's Block. He is the recipient of several awards and fellowships, including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and a Salon Book Award. He lives in New York City.

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