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In this duo from 1974 and 1969, respectively, Reed takes on two great American genresDthe private detective story and the Western. A satiric look at 1960s politics, Louisiana Red follows private eye Papa LaBas as he investigates the murder of the owner of a gumbo joint. Yellow Back is more of a parody of a Western than a true white hat/black hat shoot-'em-up; it is presented in an unusual style with characters such as the outlaw the Loop Garoo Kid and nympho mail-order bride Mustache Sal.
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". . . authentic and endlessly refreshing." -- R. Z. Sheppard, Time Magazine
"Funky, hip, and cool." -- Choice
"Sometimes Reed's prose feels like walking through a field teeming with tild game which jumps our from under your feet." -- Martin Washburn, Village Voice
"We may be horrified or amused--or both. But we are too fascinated to go away. Look out." -- Robert Scholes, New York Times Book Review
"Funky, hip, and cool." -- Choice
"Sometimes Reed's prose feels like walking through a field teeming with tild game which jumps our from under your feet." -- Martin Washburn, Village Voice
"We may be horrified or amused--or both. But we are too fascinated to go away. Look out." -- Robert Scholes, New York Times Book Review
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Doc John, Louisiana Red, Big Sally, New York, Solid Gumbo Works, Better Weather, New Orleans, Blue Coal, San Francisco, Maxwell Kasavubu, Board of Directors, Berkeley Hills, Dahomeyan Softball Team, Nanny Lisa, Berkeley Gazette, Cinnamon Easterhood, San Pablo, University Avenue, Amos Jones, Chairman of the Board, Ed's Gumbo, Minnie the Moocher, Moocher Monthly, Old Sam, Red Rooster New!
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Doc John, Louisiana Red, Big Sally, New York, Solid Gumbo Works, Better Weather, New Orleans, Blue Coal, San Francisco, Maxwell Kasavubu, Board of Directors, Berkeley Hills, Dahomeyan Softball Team, Nanny Lisa, Berkeley Gazette, Cinnamon Easterhood, San Pablo, University Avenue, Amos Jones, Chairman of the Board, Ed's Gumbo, Minnie the Moocher, Moocher Monthly, Old Sam, Red Rooster New!
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