num_pages: 240
description: After the death of his grandfather, Thomas Rider heads for Ashland, Alabama, to uncover the truth about his parents, discovering a bizarre place whose fate is intertwined with that of their watermelon crop as well as the mysteries of his own identity. By the author of Big Fish. Reprint.
language: English
title: The Watermelon King
titlecomplete: The Watermelon King
genres: Coming Of Age, Southern, Comedy, Fantasy, Adult, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 828
places: Alabama
publisher: Mariner Books