The Humorless Ladies of Border Control
Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar
Published on 2. August 2016
384 pages
978-1-62097-180-2 (ISBN)
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While engaging with the works of literary predecessors from Rebecca West to Chekhov and the nineteenth-century French aristocrat the Marquis de Custine, Nicolay explores the past and future of punk rock culture in the postcommunist world in the kind of book a punk rock Paul Theroux might have written, with a humor reminiscent of Gary Shteyngart. An audacious debut from a vivid new voice, The Humorless Ladies of Border Control is an unforgettable, funny, and sharply drawn depiction of surprisingly robust hidden spaces tucked within faraway lands.
While engaging with the works of literary predecessors from Rebecca West to Chekhov and the nineteenth-century French aristocrat the Marquis de Custine, Nicolay explores the past and future of punk rock culture in the postcommunist world in the kind of book a punk rock Paul Theroux might have written, with a humor reminiscent of Gary Shteyngart. An audacious debut from a vivid new voice, The Humorless Ladies of Border Control is an unforgettable, funny, and sharply drawn depiction of surprisingly robust hidden spaces tucked within faraway lands.
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Franz Nicolay
The Humorless Ladies of Border Control
Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar
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08/2016
The New Press
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Franz Nicolay is a New York musician who has played with myriad acts including the Hold Steady, Against Me!, and the Dresden Dolls and was a founding member of the composer/performer collective Anti-Social Music. Dying Scene recently named him #1 of "Punk's 10 Best Accordion Players." He teaches at Bard College and this is his first book.
Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- PART I
- I. The Humorless Ladies of Border Control
- II. Party for Everybody
- III. A Real Lenin of Our Time
- IV. God-Forget-It House
- V. The Knout and the Pierogi
- VI. The Hall of Sufficient Looking
- PART II
- I. Drunk Nihilists Make a Good Audience
- II. A Fur Coat with Morsels
- III. Poor, but They Have Style
- IV. You Are an Asshole Big Time
- V. Don't Bring Your Beer in Church
- PART III
- I. Changing the Country, We Apologize for the Inconvenience
- Bibliography
- Playlist
- Itinerary
- About the Author
