Theatre of Incest Contributor(s): Arias-Misson, Alain (Author), Arias, Alain (Author) |
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ISBN: 1564784819 ISBN-13: 9781564784810 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 Click for more in this series: American Literature (Dalkey Archive) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2007026631 |
Age Level: 22-UP |
Grade Level: 17-UP |
Series: American Literature (Dalkey Archive) |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.04" W x 7.1" L (0.31 lbs) 120 pages |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/15/2007 pg. 40 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In normal, everyday tones, a story is told by the perpetrator of triple incest: first with his mother as a child and a young man, then with his daughter as he grows into mature manhood, and finally with his sister in middle age. This primeval fairytale burns with an icy passion as the narrator switches roles along with familial relationships. The quasi-metaphysical lucidity with which he pursues his odd fate is eerie, particularly in light of his apparent innocence as to the perverse nature of his taboo attachments, and the theatrical artifice with which he pursues them. In the end, his passionate desire is so earnest that the reader is left to wonder if he is truly a monster or an innocent: who is directing whom? |
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