Secluded in his remand cell, a small-time criminal surrenders himself to sadistic fantasies of hatred and revenge. Selby's second novel is a claustrophobic descent into the tormented soul of a man trapped in a loveless society."Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists; to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America."...more
`I should see the garden far better,' said Alice to herself, `if I could get to the top of that hill: and here's a path that leads straight to it--at least, no, it doesn't do that--' (after going a few yards along the path, and turning several sharp corners), `but I suppose it will at last. But how curiously it twists! It's more like a corkscrew th...more
Brief, intense, painfully funny, and shockingly honest, Keret's stories are snapshots that illuminate with intelligence and wit the hidden truths of life. Hilarity and anguish are the twin pillars of his work. Heret covers a remarkable emotional and narrative terrain - from a father's first lesson to his boy to a standoff between soldiers caught in...more
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Translated by David Wyllie The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a "monstrous vermin"- Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Features Intuitive n...more
Michael Turner's novel-in-verse about the legendary punk band Hard Core Logo's reunion tour transforms the rock 'n' roll road experience into a tale of broken dreams and shattered friendships. The feature film was released in the U.S. by Quentin Tarantino.
This book will guide you through the thinking of the great philosophers of the Western world. This witty, accessible guide follows the progress of ideas from Heraclitus to Derrida, and is the perfect introduction to philosophy for anyone approaching the discipline for the first time.
Chuck Palahniuk’s world has always been, well, different from yours and mine. In his first collection of nonfiction, Chuck Palahniuk brings us into this world, and gives us a glimpse of what inspires his fiction.At the Rock Creek Lodge Testicle Festival in Missoula, Montana, average people perform public sex acts on an outdoor stage. In a mansion...more
From the master of literary mayhem and provocation, a full-frontal Triple X novel that goes where no American work of fiction has gone beforeCassie Wright, porn priestess, intends to cap her legendary career by breaking the world record for serial fornication. On camera. With six hundred men. Snuff unfolds from the perspectives of Mr. 72, Mr. 137, ...more
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