Lime Twig

<b>Three early novels by John Hawkes</b> <p/>This volume brings together three early novels by John Hawkes. <i>The Lime Twig</i> is set in the underworld of postwar London; <i>Second Skin</i> is a tale of suicide and new life on two mythical islands; and <i>Travesty</i> is a monologue on fear and eroticism that takes place during a drive at night. <p/>For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents 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.