INDIGO

The first collection of nonfiction by one of the few truly important American writers of our time (Sam Lipsyte).Gathering pieces wri tten during the past three decades, Indigo ranges widely in subject matter and tone, opening with Cleve Dean, which takes Padgett Powell to Sweden for the World Armwrestling Federation Championships, through to its closing title piece, which charts Powells life long fascination with the endangered indigo snake, a thinking snake, and his obsession with seeing one in the wild. Some things i n between inclu...[Read more]