On Tue, 02 January 2001, Chris Bahn wrote:
>
> Intrigued by all the discussion about Charles
Willeford - what would be a
> good place to begin reading him?
> --
The first Willeford I found and read was Re:Search's double
edition of High Priest of California and Wild Wives. These
two books, High Priest being the novel Willeford wrote on a
bet, are a good starter for people attracted to Rara Avis.
There's even a PI in one of them, Willeford's only dick, but
written about in a special way.
Someone wrote that it would be easy to find Pick-Up in a used
bookstore. What city are you in? It took almost two years
scouring used book stores in Toronto and cities I visited,
until I found any non-Hoke Willeford. His novels that were
reprinted by Black Lizard and then Vintage are scarce.
Although I see it all the time now in used bookstores, The
Shark-Infested Custard was another Willeford I had trouble
finding for awhile. Come to think of it, this would be a good
first read for the curious.
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