The Pride of the Bimbos is John Sayles's outrageous, poignant and hilarious first novel, about a circus sideshow softball team—The Brooklyn Bimbos—who play in drag at scraggly small towns across the South. The heart of the team—and the novel—is a midget and former private eye named Pogo Burns, who is pursued by Dred, an evil super-pimp whom Pogo had earlier shot in order to rescue a woman he loved. The Pride of the Bimbos is about Pogo's rise, fall and eventual immortality, a man who refuses to admit he's a freak.
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If the U.S. were to boast one great independent film director, he would be John Sayles, a cult figure among his admirers. Nominated for both an Academy Award for scriptwriting and a National Book Award, Sayles has written screenplays, teleplays, short stories, and novels and has worked as a script doctor for a virtual who's who of Hollywood film and television talent.
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Pogo Burns, Fast Freddy, Denzel Ray, Phil Dodge, Red Face, Fresno Willie, New York, Little Snatch, Nigger Barge, Alley Oop, Brooklyn Bimbos, Dragon Lady, George the Owner, Mama Moon, Black Missy, Black Hollow, Furman Donicker, Bryce Culpepper, Coupe de Ville, Lewis Crawford, Lucky Lady, Archer Hyte, Continental Club, Miss Maggie, Say Mister New!
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Pogo Burns, Fast Freddy, Denzel Ray, Phil Dodge, Red Face, Fresno Willie, New York, Little Snatch, Nigger Barge, Alley Oop, Brooklyn Bimbos, Dragon Lady, George the Owner, Mama Moon, Black Missy, Black Hollow, Furman Donicker, Bryce Culpepper, Coupe de Ville, Lewis Crawford, Lucky Lady, Archer Hyte, Continental Club, Miss Maggie, Say Mister New!
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