Andoshen, Pa.

About the Book

Who lives in Andoshen, Pa.? Wards of Darryl Ponicsan's memory and imagination: Shakey the Cop, Thunder Przwalski, the Reader at the cigar factory, Duncan, who once gave Willie Mosconi a good game, Kayo Mackey, said to be the only boy ever to hurt Gene Tunney in the ring, Stump Bonomo, Champion of the Tri-County Finger League, and various others who managed a coal town kind of immortality. The poverty of Andoshen is as rich as that of Tortilla Flat or Cannery Row. It is a unique additon to the literary map of the world.

About the Author

Darryl Ponicsan, author and screenwriter, divides his time between Seattle and the California wine country. He is currently at work on another novel.