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The Tennis Handsome

(1983)
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Spinning the raucous tale of four restless sons of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Hannah introduces the reader to a pretty-boy international tennis star, his devoted manager, his gay coach, and a shell-shocked but sane Vietnam vet. Their adventures include rape by a walrus, murder by crossbow, and a tennis tournament played at gunpoint. Hannah's inventiveness sparkles and his prose shines.


Genre: Literary Fiction

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"The Tennis Handsome is a miracle of invention..." - Thomas McGuane


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