The Metaphysical Ukulele

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We all know Herman Melville, Jack Kerouac, Thomas Pynchon, Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Chandler, Chester Himes and Pam Houston. Now meet their metaphysical ukuleles. Mixing the flair of literary invention with real events in each writer's life, Carswell takes the non-fiction of some the most famous writer's lives and turns it into exquisite fiction, with a ukulele thrown in for good measure. The stories in this truly one-of-a-kind collection delightfully blur the line between what is life and what is literature.

Author Bio

Sean Carswell is the author of the novels Drinks for the Little Guy, Train Wreck Girl, and Madhouse Fog. He wrote the short story collections Barney's Crew and Glue and Ink Rebellion. He co-founded the independent book publisher Gorsky Press and the music magazine Razorcake. He has been a regular contributor to Flipside, Ink 19, and Clamor. His writing has also appeared in such diverse places as the skateboarding magazine Thrasher, tiny 'zines like Zisk, and prestigious literary journals like The Southeastern Review and The Rattling Wall. He currently teaches writing and literature at California State University Channel Islands.