Requiem |
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Author:
| White, Curtis |
Series title: | American Literature Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-56478-308-0 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
Publisher: | Deep Vellum Publishing
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Imprint: | Dalkey Archive Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $13.95 |
Book Description:
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In this tragicomic novel, White creates a familiar,but strange 'pornographic' culture in which the,sterility of sex and death signal a more,fundamental epidemic: the loss of what it means to,be human. Told through a collage of,letters-to-the-editor, an email correspondence,with a porn queen, biographies of classical,musicians, public radio interviews and retellings,of Bible stories, REQUIEM is an artistic and,intellectual tour de force from one of the,funniest and most earnest...
More DescriptionIn this tragicomic novel, White creates a familiar,but strange 'pornographic' culture in which the,sterility of sex and death signal a more,fundamental epidemic: the loss of what it means to,be human. Told through a collage of,letters-to-the-editor, an email correspondence,with a porn queen, biographies of classical,musicians, public radio interviews and retellings,of Bible stories, REQUIEM is an artistic and,intellectual tour de force from one of the,funniest and most earnest commentators on,contemporary culture.