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  The Watermelon King (Paperback) By (author) Daniel Wallace

  

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  Short Description for The Watermelon KingAn endearing, often outrageous blend of fable, tall tale, and page-turner, "The Watermelon King" returns to Ashland, Alabama--the fictional town immortalized in Daniel Wallace's enormously popular "Big Fish"-- the entire identity of which is based on the long-ago abundance of watermelons.
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  • Publisher: CLARION BOOKS
  • Published: 06 February 2004
  • Format: Paperback 226 pages
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  • Categories: Contemporary Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780618400812 ISBN 10: 0618400818
  • Sales rank: 487,945

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Full description for The Watermelon King

• An endearing, often outrageous blend of fable, tall tale, and page-turner, The Watermelon King brings readers to Ashland, Alabama -- the fictional town immortalized in Daniel Wallace's Big Fish -- whose reputation is based on the long-ago abundance of watermelons. Thomas Rider knows almost nothing about his parents, only that his mother died the day he was born in Ashland. He travels there in search of his past, learning of the town's bizarre history. Gradually with the help of an offbeat, utterly unforgettable cast of characters, Thomas finds himself immersed in a series of events that turns everything he knows upside down. Comic, poignant, and wholly original, The Watermelon King is a magical novel steeped in the power of identity, myth, and good old-fashioned southern storytelling.