The Twilight of the Bums [Paperback]

Raymond Federman (Author), George Chambers (Contributor), Raymond Federman Chambers (Author), George (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 7, 2002

In this self-reflexive collection of “microfictions,” Raymond Federman and George Chambers create a Beckettian narrative that slowly reveals an intimate story of two old bums who explore their long friendship from a variety of advantageous angles. Under subheadings like The Woman of Great Resistance, The Sociology of Wifehood, The Aging Process, and The Sex Nurse, the Bums humorously examine what it means to be alive and aging at the turn of the twenty-first century.

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The tales of two filthy old bums who knew it could be so entertaining? THE TWILIGHT OF THE BUMS is a hilarious compilation of stories about two elderly old vagrants and their witty conversations, witticisms, and adventures, quirkily illustrated by veteran artist T. Motley in a style that certain fits the content he's illustrating. THE TWILIGHT OF THE BUMS isn't high comedy, but it doesn't need to be it's a laugh riot and that's all that matters. Highly recommended for community library humor collections and anyone needing some humor in their lives. --Midwest Book Review, June 2008

Stan & Oliver, Frog & Toad, The Sunshine Boys, Bill & Ted, Bouvard & Pecuchet - but most of all Vladimir & Estragon - stand behind this book like defrocked priests at an inquest. Old Men Rule!, at least in the glimmer of a watery eye and inconstant heart. --Charles Bernstein, author of Girly Man

I cannot think of another figure [besides Federman] who is so essentially both a fiction writer and seminal critic, so much an American while still retaining a European flavor, so interesting a thinker while remaining a vibrantly entertaining writer. --- Jerome Klinkowitz, editor, Post-1945 volume, Norton Anthology of American Literature --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

RAYMOND FEDERMAN's books include Double or Nothing (1971), Take it or Leave it (1976), The Voice in the Closet (1979/2002), and the American Book Award winning Smiles on Washington Square (1985). He is an Emeritus Professor at University at Buffalo. GEORGE CHAMBERS's works of fiction include the collection, NULL SET (1977). He teaches at Bradley University. T. MOTLEY is the creator of Hector, Aline the Alien, and many more characters in a cartooning career of more than two decades. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 146 pages
• Publisher: Alt-X Digital Arts Foundation (June 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931560145
• ISBN-13: 978-1931560146
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,111,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A hilarious compilation of stories about two elderly old vagrants, June 15, 2008

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This review is from: The Twilight Of The Bums (Paperback)

The tales of two filthy old bums - who knew it could be so entertaining? "The Twilight of the Bums" is a hilarious compilation of stories about two elderly old vagrants and their witty conversations, witticisms, and adventures, quirkily illustrated by veteran artist T. Motley in a style that certain fits the content he's illustrating. "The Twilight of the Bums" isn't high comedy, but it doesn't need to be - it's a laugh riot and that's all that matters. Highly recommended for community library humor collections and anyone needing some humor in their lives.