Salvage King, Ya!: A Herky-Jerky Picaresque [Paperback]

Mark Anthony Jarman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 2003

Debut novel from the author of 19 Knives and New Orleans is Sinking. Salvage King, Ya! is a gritty, down-to-earth story of a hockey player’s last few years in the minors. Drinkwater, an almost-got-to-the-NHL tough-mouthed romantic is skidding through the tail end of his 30s on a high-octane journey of self-actualization. Chip-toothed and soaring he struggles to come to terms with the conflicting aspirations of his youth and the reality of inheriting the family junkyard. Roving. Luminous. Rowdy. Funny.

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"A collide-oscope of bars and music, incessant music, and beat-up vehicles, and bruising, frustrating, losing hockey ..." -- David Ingham, Event

"An important new voice...No one writes quite like this." -- Globe & Mail

"This guy's stuff is relentlessly good." -- Quarry Mgazine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a Fellow at Yaddo artists' colony in New York, Mark Jarman's work has appeared in virtually every Canadian literary journal out there. Publication credits include Queen's Quarterly, Prism International, subTerrain, Hawaii Review, Prairie Fire, and Quarterly West (Univ. of Utah). Other books include the memoir Ireland's Eye, the short story collections Dancing Nightly In the Tavern (Alberta Writers' Guild Award for Best Fiction), New Orleans is Sinking, and 19 Knives, and a collection of poetry, Killing The Swan. Mr. Jarman also edited a book of alcohol related stories, An Ounce Of Cure.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Anvil Press; 1 edition (October 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1895636566
• ISBN-13: 978-1895636567
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,342,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Defies description, June 19, 2006

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This review is from: Salvage King, Ya!: A Herky-Jerky Picaresque (Paperback)

D-man juggles ex wife, future wife, waitress girlfriend, plane crash, drink-fests, the whole damn kitchen sink. A wild ride. One of those books they say is 'not for everyone', but oh yeah, it's for everyone. Probably helps your perspective if you've played some hockey, but not strictly necessary. Exhausting, crazy - well worth your time. And damn funny, to boot.