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NICE is a black comedy about Jerry Renfrow, whose business is helping others to be nice, and whose benevolence and thoughtfulness only lead him deeper and deeper into trouble. It’s a contemporary version of Don Quixote amalgamated with the axiom that “no good deed goes unpunished.”
254 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2001
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Charles Holdefer
16 books14 followersCharles Holdefer is the author of five novels, including the forthcoming Bring Me the Head of Mr. Boots. His novel, The Contractor, was an American Booksellers' Association 'Book Sense Pick' and his hybrid collection Magic Even You Can Do was an SPD Handpicked selection.
His short fiction and essays have appeared in the New England Review, Chicago Quarterly Review, Los Angeles Review and Slice. His story "The Raptor" was selected for the 2017 Pushcart Prize anthology.
Charles grew up in Iowa and now teaches at the University of Poitiers, France.
His short fiction and essays have appeared in the New England Review, Chicago Quarterly Review, Los Angeles Review and Slice. His story "The Raptor" was selected for the 2017 Pushcart Prize anthology.
Charles grew up in Iowa and now teaches at the University of Poitiers, France.
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