Rattlesnake Farming

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545 pages

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1992

Readers and reviewers write: 

--What an authentic novel it is! Robie

--A novel as eccentric and ambitious as the enterprise described in its title. . . an exploration of truth, knowledge, and salvation. Belles Lettres

--Mingling elements of realism and fantasy, inhabited by people we recognize and care about. . . A remarkable novel, at once hilarious and serious. The New Mexican

--I had this spontaneous reader’s joy as I worked through RF. . . What a great book it is. A fantastic novel in every sense of the word fantastic. I’m so glad you wrote it, because it feels like one of those stories that has to be told. Jody

--A weird not-so-little novel about the nature of the universe and the functioning of dysfunctional families. Kramer’s writing is spooky but centered, and the novel builds to a gripping climax. The Kansas City Star

--Kramer has written a philosophical novel; I think it will be read in the future as one of the most ambitious, subtle novels produced by an American in the last twenty years. . . . An extended meditation on evil and failure, America as (failed?) Eden. This brave and miraculous text asks the questions we all ask.  The Review of Contemporary Fiction