
The Exquisite Corpse
Alfred Chester(Author)
Black Sparrow Press,U.S.
Published on 6. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
263 pages
978-1-57423-197-7 (ISBN)
Description
Lyric and tender one moment, cruel and dizzying the next, this literary tour de force neither celebrates perversity nor laments it, rather it projects it as part of man's impossible quest for a true self. In 49 brief, highly cinematic chapters, we meet a series of twisted but sincere searchers, each in their own flight from despair.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jaffrey, NH
United Kingdom
Publishing group
David R. Godine Publisher Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57423-197-7 (9781574231977)
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Alfred Chester was, in the words of Gore Vidal, "a glorious writer, tough as nails." His works include The Exquisite Corpse (Black Sparrow Books, 2004), Head of a Sad Angel (stories, 1990), and Looking for Genet (essays, 1992). Born in Brooklyn in 1928, he died in Tel Aviv in 1971.