Meely LaBauve
A Novel
$28.75
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2001
Summary
Fifteen-year-old Meely LaBauve is growing up on Catahoula Bayou and living by his wits. Not since Huck Finn rafted down the Mississippi has there been a coming-of-age story like this, told in such an utterly authentic unlettered American voice. From a charming encounter with first love in the Canciennes’ corn patch to an adventurous paddle through wild and timeless places little explored, Ken Wells has cooked up a zesty gumbo of a book - rich, poignant and often hilarious.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375758164 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 037575816X |
| Author: | Ken Wells |
| Publisher: | Random House Trade |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2001 |
| Weight: | 231g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 131mm x 202mm |
| Audience Age: | 14-18 |
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Critics Review
“Do yourself a favor and become acquainted with Emile LaBauve… a cross between Huck Finn & Oliver Twist, with south Louisiana accent and a backwoods attitude… There’s a major talent at work here.” –The Denver Post “[A] short and expert first novel… not only funny but infused with Wells’s deep love of Cajun patois.” –The New York Times Book Review
”[An] endearing debut” –The Washington Post Book World
“Wells makes a lively fiction debut with this affectionate slice of Louisiana bayou life… Meely’s Cajun-spiced charisma never flags.” –Entertainment Weekly
”[Meely is] a cross between Huck Finn and Oliver Twist, which a South Louisiana accent and a backwoods attitude….There’s a major talent at work here.” –Booklist
“Often laugh-out-loud funny [but] Wells has carved a sincere and courageous portrait of a boy becoming a man.” –Bookpage
Ken Wells
Ken Wells is a senior editor and writer for “Conde Nast Portfolio” magazine, as well as the author of “Crawfish Mountain” and the Catahoula Bayou trilogy. During his career as a journalist he has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a writer and features editor for the front page of the “Wall Street Journal,” He lives in the suburbs of New York City.
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