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Captain Maximus: Stories
by Barry Hannah
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About the book
Captain Maximus
“His writing was anarchic and wonderfully funny. He sounded like what you’d get if you stirred three heaping teaspoons of Thomas Pynchon and Terry Southern into a jar of Eudora Welty.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
A Penguin Classic
In the eight stories collected in Captain Maximus, Barry Hannah explores the lives of everymen and eccentrics alike in a showcase of his acerbic wit, dark humor, and stylistic flare. Hannah’s unorthodox prose, characterized by unusual wordplay mixed with hints of Faulkner and Hemingway, captured the post-1970s malaise of American life, endeared him to literary circles, and left a lasting influence on the craft of countless authors. Featuring some of Hannah’s finest work, from the fever dream “Ride, Fly, Penetrate, Loiter” to his film treatment for Robert Altman “Power and Light,” Captain Maximus is the perfect introduction to Barry Hannah.
Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The book, Captain Maximus: Stories [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780143139270 in Paperback by Barry Hannah may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Author
- Barry Hannah
- Format
- Paperback
- Release date
- Nov 10, 2026
- ISBN-13
- 9780143139270
- ISBN-10
- 0143139274
- Pages
- 112
- Carton quantity
- 24 copies
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Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $11.90 | 30% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $11.56 | 32% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $11.22 | 34% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $10.88 | 36% off list |
| 1,000+ | $10.54 | 38% off list |
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