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The Pig Goes To Hog Heaven

By Joseph Caldwell

The reader should assume that the native Irish characters in this tale, when speaking among themselves, are speaking Irish, the first language of hoses living in Count Kerry, Ireland, where the action takes place. --Joseph Caldwell, Preface to The Pig Goes to Hog Heaven In "The Pig Goes to Hog Heaven, the final installment in his Ireland-set "Pig Trilogy," novelist Joseph Caldwell continues the tragedy-tinged comedy that made the first two entries so appealing. The dead, in a manner of speaking, rise -- as will the reader's amusement. --Jay Stafford, Staff Writer, Richmond Times- Dispatch In the preface to THE PIG GOES TO HOG HEAVEN (Harper Paperback Original; October 5, 2010, $13.99), Joseph Caldwell reflects The reader should assume that the native Irish characters in this tale, when speaking among themselves, are speaking Irish, the first language of hoses living in Count Kerry, Ireland, where the action takes place. Caldwell, continues his tragedy tinged comedy from his first two entries by the Richmond Times, examines the disappeared characters, romances that seemed dead resolve themselves. "The Pig Goes to Hog Heaven" opens, a very-much-alive Declan returns to County Kerry. He, like Kitty and Kieran, sees the ghosts of Taddy and Brid -- and, now, the ghost of the original pig. Eventually, the identity of the skeleton and how he met his untimely end are revealed. Pig No. 1 has not left the scene of its death, either, and seems to have fallen in love with the cross-eyed pig, now a temporary guest at the castle. Irish to the core, it nevertheless speaks to all of humanity.

Joseph Caldwell was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but has lived most his life in New York City. He is

a playwright and a novelist. He twice held the John Golden Fellowship in Playwriting at Yale University's School of Drama, and was awarded The Rome Prize in Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City. In "The Pig Goes to Hog Heaven," the final installment in his Ireland-set "Pig Trilogy," novelist
Joseph Caldwell continues the tragedy-tinged comedy that made the first two entries so appeali ng. The dead, rise

-- as will the reader's amusement this book is an amazing accomplishmentThere is clearly a fiendishly strong intelligence at work behind this sophisticated debut.

THE PIG GOES TO HOG HEAVEN: A Novel By Joseph Caldwell Publication Date: October 5, 2010 $13.99/Paperback