ANDREW HUDGINS | The Joker | "VERY FUNNY"—John Jeremiah Sullivan (1st HC) SIGNED

Description: • For Your Consideration: • A First-Edition HARDCOVER of: • “THE JOKER: A MEMOIR”(Simon & Schuster, 2013) (Hardcover, First Edition) • BY ANDREW HUDGINS • SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR • “HUDGINS is one of America's most noted poets—his first book was nominated for a PULITZER PRIZE, while another was a finalist for the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD. In his new memoir, THE JOKER, HUDGINS writes about how humor was important to him growing up in an unhappy home.”—NPR • “I’ve been a fan (‘fan’ is so glib—more like, passionate admirer) of ANDREW HUDGINS’s poetry for twenty years. I’ve been a witness—and occasional victim—of his perverse and compulsive joking for nearly as long. Now he’s brought the two talents together into one book. I read it squirming, but I read it all, and without looking up. This is a writer who has something to say about humor, its mystery and chaos, and what it means to our lives. That he is often very funny is pure lagniappe. Now I will leave before he makes a dirty joke involving the word ‘lagniappe.’ ” —JOHN JEREMIAH SULLIVAN • “To read THE JOKER is to be in the company of a wonderful raconteur and story teller, while also being enthralled by the freshest honesty, by vast knowledge, and by the deepest insight not only into our own social constructs and habits of thought and feeling, but also the life and intelligence of one of our finest poets. I tell jokes; I have been called a joker. But I just tell them. ANDREW HUDGINS understands the heart of where they come from, and he is eloquent and beautifully uncompromising about it, as he gives us the journey of his own life. THE JOKER is an absolutely brilliant book, as necessary as it is pleasurable.” —RICHARD BAUSCH • “Imagine a cold wet finger shoved in to your ear. Imagine chewing through a crumpled ball of tin foil. Imagine chugging a Coke with a wasp buzzing in it. This does not even begin to describe the wonderfully vile discomfort you might feel when caught in the grip of ANDREW HUDGINS’s mind, a funhouse full of trap doors and perilous slides and mirrors that carry cruel reflections. He is one of the funniest, filthiest, smartest people I have ever met—and this book is a treasure, a golden whoopie cushion, pearled set of chattery teeth.” —BENJAMIN PERCY • “Have you heard the one about the poet who couldn’t stop telling jokes, no matter how hoary, juvenile or offensive? Well, you’re about to, because it’s the subject of THE JOKER, ANDREW HUDGINS’s raw and risky account of a ‘need to laugh’ that can seem ‘peculiar, immature and even socially corrosive to those who do not share it.’ As a memoir, the book is an odd duck in the pond of joke lit…. A military brat, HUDGINS moved around a lot, and was often lonely. Pranks helped him make friends and displaced some of the discomfort of his home life, dominated by discipline and depression…. HUDGINS is brave enough to…not always affect wisdom regarding his own compulsion. And he tells lots and lots of jokes, which means that readers can either enjoy those that are retold or carp that an author who seems to like nearly every kind of bad joke did not see fit to include their own favorites.”—BEN GREENMAN, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • “Wonderful! At least two great pleasures: one is a lot of jokes, some of them very good, all of them interesting as a record of our last half century. The second pleasure is that THE JOKER is a riveting memoir, filled with acute observations, painful confessions, and—at least!—a happy ending that is earned by wit and heart.” —JOHN CASEY • “The writer’s uncanny recall for the adolescent jokes…helping the young wordsmith determine just how he felt about each of those taboo topics—makes it stand apart…. Thoughtful and…amusing.” —BOSTON GLOBE • “HUDGINS doesn’t hold back in [this] rip-roaring memoir that examines how the ancient—and sometimes offensive—art of joke telling affects life, society, religion, and everything in between.” —ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • “A hoot and a half—when it’s not achingly painful…. Like the best humorists, HUDGINS wins you over by wearing out your frown.” —ELLE • “The analysis of bad jokes…is a perilous pastime, and HUDGINS’ overall success at it is remarkable…. HUDGINS, an acclaimed poet, has an acute ear and is sensitive to the ‘porcelain delicacy’ of words, as well as to their bite…. Pick up this unique book.” —BOOKLIST • “An acclaimed poet proves his versatility in his gut-busting memoir on jokes…. His often-bawdy material probes depths far beneath the jokes themselves, providing opportunities to examine his life through a humorous lens…. Humorous, cerebral and daringly written.” —KIRKUS (STARRED REVIEW) • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “THE JOKER: A Memoir” AUTHOR: ANDREW HUDGIINS JACKET DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER LIN TYPE: HARDCOVER PAGES: 325 PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Simon and Schuster (New York), 2013 EDITION: First Edition, First Printing* *RE: On the Copyright Page, the statement “First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition June 2016” & this Number Row: “1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.” NOTE: This copy is NOT ex-library NOR a book-club edition.ISBN: 978-1-4767-1271-0 CONDITION OF DUST JACKET: • VERY GOOD PLUS. The price (25.00) is unclipped. Corners & spine tips are sharp. Edges are fine. Overall: DJ is v. clean with bright imagery & text. (Now protected in a Brodart archival cover.) CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS. Book is square. Boards are clean. Corners & spine tips are sharp. Spine is tight with vivid lettering and no creases. Text-block edges & endpapers are fine. Pages are clean & bright—with no writing (other than the author’s inscription & signature), no underlining, no doodling, no tears, no stains, no foxing, etc. LOOKS UNREAD. THE AUTHOR’S INSCRIPTION & SIGNATURE: Appear, in black ink, on the Half-Title Page as follows: “For | Carol Ann [Surname*] | With admiration for your work and all best wishes for you in your new job | Thanks, ANDREW.” The author’s full signature appears, in black ink, on the Title Page. [Dedicatee was a magazine editor.] ••• SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU! ********************** /\___/\=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. 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