Title: Comic terror : the novels of John Hawkes /
Authors: Greiner, Donald J.
Publisher: Memphis State University Press,
Year: 1978
Subjects: Hawkes, John, Criticism and interpretation.; Comic, The.; Humorous stories, American History and criticism.; Horror tales, American History and criticism
Contents: Technique and comedy in Hawkes' novels -- Innovative threesome: Charivari, The goose on the grave, The owl -- Casualties of history: The cannibal -- Nightmarish Western: The beetle leg -- Small, yet beyond elimination: The lime twig -- Love at last: Second skin -- Memoirs of a sex-singer: The blood oranges -- A few remarks and conclusions -- Selected checklist of John Hawkes.