The Crazy Green of Second Avenue

<p>New edition of the 1965 debut novel by Turkish-American author Erje Ayden (1936<span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1)>-</span>2013). </p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(40 40 40 1)>Mr. Ayden's book is essentially the story of the disintegration of an alcoholic. Disintegration Trouble Doom Bad Things-another story about unrelieved disaster seems like a crashing bore. Who needs it? But let me quickly assure you that this book is anything but that. Although Mr. Ayden has a sad tale to tell the writing or the telling is just about as alive and surprising as anything you have probably read in quite a while.</span></p><p> <span style=color: rgba(40 40 40 1)>- </span><em style=color: rgba(40 40 40 1)>Seymour Krim</em></p>