In the Virility Rituals of North American Teenage Boys tells
stories set at the boundary between real men and boys in man drag.
In the title story, a man tells the various myths associated with
his manhood from the Breakfast Club inspired obsession with
"Elephantitis of the nuts" to an unexpected bodily testing sequence
executed under the florescent glare of middle school lights. The
characters in the fourteen stories live in the shadow of a failed
macho culture. These stories have appeared in Birkensnake, The
Chicago Review, Filter Magazine, MonkeyBicycle, Roethke Readings,
Spork, and TRNSF Magazine. The Review of Contemporary Fiction wrote
of Briggs' stories, "As with the songs, the stories are all about
life out of kilter, told with charm from the perspective of the odd
as norm, not so much magical realism than delightfully pernicious
absurdity."
General
Imprint: |
Final State Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2013 |
First published: |
February 2013 |
Authors: |
Matt Briggs
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
166 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-9890231-0-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-9890231-0-9 |
Barcode: |
9780989023108 |
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