ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Barry Hannah is the author of eleven other books: Geronimo Rex, Ray, The Tennis Handsome, Nightwatchmen, Captain Maximus, Hey Jack, Boomerang, Never Die, Bats Out of Hell, High Lonesome, and Yonder Stands Your Orphan. He has been honored by the American Academy of Arts & Letters, and was nominated for the American Book Award for Ray and the National Book Award for Geronimo Rex, which won the William Faulkner Prize. He also received the 2003 PEN-Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story.