The Curved Jewels [Paperback]

Tom Bradley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2001

In THE CURVED JEWELS, the Crown Princess of Japan gets tired of her living-death in the Imperial Palace, and escapes with the help of a couple of shady American expatriates.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Tom Bradley's formidable prose evokes the work of two other towering Toms. Like Tom Pynchon, Bradley possesses the power to wield language like a stun gun; but he tempers his cynicism with genuine affection for his characters, a la Tom Robbins." -- Mainichi Daily News

About the Author

Tom Bradley is a former lounge harpist. He holds a Ph.D. In English, and taught British and American literature to Chinese graduate students in the years before the Tiananmen Square massacre. His novel ACTING ALONE was published in 1995 by Browntrout of San Francisco. His work has been nominated for the Editor's Book Award, the New York University Bobst Award, and the AWP Award Series in the Novel. His short stories have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and have won various Tokyo contests. One was translated into Japanese.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Infinity Publishing.com (January 1, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0741400308
• ISBN-13: 978-0741400307
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,614,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tom Bradley is one of the most exasperating, offensive, pleasurable, and brilliant writers I know. I recommend his work to anyone with spiritual fortitude and a taste for something so strange that it might well be genius.
-- Denis Dutton, editor of Arts & Letters Daily, author of The Art Instinct