Russell Hoban
Russell Hoban is the author of “A Bargain for Frances”, “A Baby Sister for Frances”, “Best Friends for Frances”, “A Birthday for Frances”, and “Bread and Jam for Frances”, all illustrated by Lillian Hoban. He also wrote “Bedtime for Frances”, illustrated by Garth Williams. He lives in London, England.
Russell Hoban's Books
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Peter Carey
What do you call a future that feels like an apocalyptic past or a possible parallel of the scary stupid present? I call it a work of genius. An entire invented history and lexicon, one of the masterworks of the past 40 years.
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Riddley Walker, Expanded Edition (2)
“A hero with Huck Finn’s heart and charm, lighting by El Greco and jokes by Punch and Judy…. Riddley Walker is haunting and fiercely imagined and — this matters most — intensely ponderable.” — Benjamin DeMott, The New York Times Book Review
“This is what literature is meant to be.” — Anthony Burgess
"Russel…
Her Name Was Lola (0)
The irresistibly witty, endearing and captivating new novel from the inimitable Russell Hoban—who has been compared to Tolkien and Lewis, Salinger and Vonnegut—about a hopelessly conflicted man torn between two enchanting women.
Linger Awhile (0)
Irving Goodman, self-confessed dirty old man, is 83 years old and has just fallen in love. Unfortunately, Justine Trimble, satr of 1950s cowboy B-movies, has been dead for 47 years. He saw her first in Last Stage to El Paso, a lowlife black-and-whie Western, and has been unable to think of anything else since. Desperate…
A Russell Hoban Omnibus (0)
Author of the immensely popular children’s books featuring Frances the Badger, Russell Hoban is also a master of contemporary imaginative literary forms, including the cult classic Riddley Walker.
Gathered here are four of Mr. Hoban’s novels: the haunting Lion of Boaz-Jachin, the popular Turtle Diary (made into a m…
Missing (0)
With London in the grip of a heat wave, a man takes refuge from the scorching sun in a nearby tea shop, only to share his table with a stranger who seems determined to make conversation. Too polite to ignore him, he becomes his reluctant confidant, as harmless small talk gives way to dark memories. “Missing” is the firs…
