Beautiful Soup: A Novel for the 21st Century [Paperback]

Harvey Jacobs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1992

A novel set in the not-too-distant future about a reluctant rebel's defiance of his role in a bar coded society. A "small press" success story and something of a cult hit in the USA, also published in the UK and in German translation. Author Harvey Jacobs other books include American Goliath, The Juror, Summer On A Mountain Of Spices, The Egg of the Glak and other Stories. His stories appear in some 40+ anthologies ranging from "mainstream" to science fiction.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Bells clanging, lights aflash, the plot's ball bangs and rebounds...a wonderful and wonderfully funny book. -- LA Times

Perfectly snares its targets...It's only after one's awe has slightly diminished that one feels the idiot grin spread his or her face. So don't dawdle! -- Reflex Magazine

About the Author

Harvey Jacobs is the author of five books, including the novels "American Goliath" called "the year's bet book" by Kirkus Reviews and featured in Time Magazine, etc., "The Juror," (which is the flip side of 12 Angry Men", Summer On A Mountain of Spices," about the heyday of the "Borcht Belt" hotel Willow Spring, "The Egg Of The Glak and Other Stories, a first collection still a cult favorite. His stories have appeared in many national magazines in the US and abroad ranging from Omni and Playboy to Esquire and Paris Review. Bells

Product Details

• Paperback: 263 pages
• Publisher: Celadon Pr; 1st edition (November 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963418505
• ISBN-13: 978-0963418500
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,931,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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