Sugar Mountain [Paperback]

Richard Peabody (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2000

A 500-copy limited edition publication in The Argonne Hotel Press Chapbook Series.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

...The joys, despairs and fatalism of endless basement-apartment hedonism are collected here like fireflies in a jar. -- Henry Allen

...a dark and comic look at how hungry we are for connection and how we can become innocently and ignorantly lost. -- Jane Bradley

About the Author

Richard Peabody is well-known as a poet, fiction writer, teacher, and editor. He was born in Washington, D.C., and has published five books of poems and two books of stories. He currently teaches fiction writing in the Johns Hopkins University Part-time Graduate Writing Program and at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Peabody is the founding editor of Gargoyle Magazine, and co-editor of the Mondo series (Mondo Barbie, Mondo Elvis, et al.) for St. Martin's Press. His most recent titles are both from Argonne Hotel Press: Open Joints on Bridge (stories) and Mood Vertigo (poems). Peabody lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife Margaret Grosh. Drop him a line at: [e-mail]

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Argonne Hotel Press (April 15, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 1887641424
• ISBN-13: 978-1887641425
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,615,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Just wanted to mention that there are a few spoken word/music Gargoyle CDs on Amazon as well. Gargoyle #52, #49, and #46. You'll find them in Music.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gritty and insightful..., May 2, 2002

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writterer "writterer" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sugar Mountain (Paperback)

Peabody writes with a keen eye and a casual cynicism. Sugar Mountain offers an interesting look at the odd relationships that occur in life and the shadows that they cast on the people in and around them. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We have a new F. Scott Fitzgerald, August 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sugar Mountain (Paperback)

Sugar Mountain captures the existential spirit of modern America. Its main characters are lost souls, reaching out frenetically to connect. They are aware of their existence only in relation to things, and reverberate against each other like bumper cars endlessly hitting and spinning around.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Richard at his finest, September 13, 2000

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Eric M. (U.S.A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sugar Mountain (Paperback)

You have to buy this one, even if it's only for the cover picture of Richard, circa 1970 (aka Richard Cobain). Dark and kooky - let's hope we get more of these longer works from Papa Peabody.