Kathleen Kent’s brief introduction suggests that the running theme here is ‘Kindness and Cruelty.’ An even more precise motto might be ‘Violence Is Inevitable,’ since Lansdale consistently treats the often lethal outbursts of his characters in disarmingly matter-of-fact terms, as if the boys couldn’t help it. “Five stories, four of them new, filling in more of the early years of that imperishable East Texas duo, Hap Collins and Leonard Pine. Offset printed and bound with full-colour illustrated endpapersįeaturing seven interior illustrations with several printed in full colour on a special silk art stock & tipped into the bookĭust jacket, endpaper, and interior artwork by Dirk Berger Hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine Printed on a heavier 100gsm acid-free paperīound in premium cloth with coloured head and tail bands Lansdale and Dirk Berger on a specially designed full-colour illustrated signature page Limited to only 400 signed and hand-numbered copies Lansdale-along with Kasey Lansdale’s down-home recipes and Kathleen Kent’s introduction-has cooked up a new passel of tales for you about the unlikeliest duo East Texas has to offer, created by his own self. Inseparable friends, Hap and Leonard climb into the boxing ring, visit their families, get in bar fights, and just go fishing-all the while confronting racists, righting wrongs, and eating a whole lot of delicious food.
But even in his misspent youth, his best pal is Leonard Pine, who is black, gay, and the ultimate outsider.
Today’s Special: Justice, East Texan-Style Lansdale’s inimitable blend of humor, mayhem, and insight, Of Mice and Minestrone delivers never-before-seen stories, a selection of the boys’ favorite recipes, by Kasey Lansdale, and an introduction from New York Times bestselling crime author Kathleen Kent. Poignant.”Ī brand-new Hap and Leonard series collection chock full of Joe R. “ Of Mice and Minestrone is classic Lansdale at his legendary best.
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