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Poison Pen; or, Live Now and Pay Later
Book by Garrett, George
258 pages, Hardcover
First published March 28, 1986
About the author
George Garrett
108 books13 followers(For the British short story writer, playwright, and political activist see George Garrett)
George Palmer Garrett was an American poet and novelist. He was the Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. His novels include The Finished Man, Double Vision, and the Elizabethan Trilogy, composed of Death of the Fox, The Succession, and Entered from the Sun. He worked as a book reviewer and screenwriter, and taught at Cambridge University and, for many years, at the University of Virginia. He is the subject of critical books by R. H. W. Dillard, Casey Clabough, and Irving Malin.
George Palmer Garrett was an American poet and novelist. He was the Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. His novels include The Finished Man, Double Vision, and the Elizabethan Trilogy, composed of Death of the Fox, The Succession, and Entered from the Sun. He worked as a book reviewer and screenwriter, and taught at Cambridge University and, for many years, at the University of Virginia. He is the subject of critical books by R. H. W. Dillard, Casey Clabough, and Irving Malin.
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July 16, 2013
This book is a devastating and amusing social commentary and critique on virtually all aspects of American life. Garrett aims subtle nicks at politicians and celebrities, as well as the IRS and the "Establishment". The comedy is dark, to say the least, and the structure of the book is very untraditional, so that the reader is forced to pay attention through asides and intrusions by two different "authors". All in all, a good, fun read that spares no feelings. Oddly enough, it goes well with his poetry.
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