"A Dante/Beckett reduction of human struggle to its lowest
common denominator."--Michael Mirolla, author of "The Formal Logic
of Emotion" and "Berlin"
"One of the most original and thought-provoking stories I have
ever read...true literary art...Not a word is wasted in this
masterpiece. Yes, I call it that. I have read many classics, and I
can tell you that The Divine Farce should be counted among them;
the finest in American literature."--"Geekscribe"
Three strangers are condemned to live together in darkness,
crushed together in a concrete stall so small that they can never
sit down. Liquid food drips down from above. Waste drains through a
grid on the floor. So begins one of the strangest, most surreal
comments on the human experience, on love and hatred and the human
ability to find good in any situation, no matter how difficult.
Michael S. A. Graziano delights in the macabre and surreal, yet it
is his optimism that lifts this little novel. Like "The Love Song
of Monkey," this book is deeply thought provoking, horrifying, and
funny.
Praise for "The Love Song of Monkey"
"Imaginative, intelligent narrative. Twin ideas of forgiveness
and mercy twist through this strange, moving, patiently wrought
novel."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Fabulously imagined, seriously considered, and very funny. A
kind of fairytale antithesis on the meaning of existence. . . .
Fantastic."--"Spirituality and Health Books"
"Strange but wonderful . . . like nothing I've read before. A
very short book, but the scope is epic in detail. . . . I enjoyed
the heck out of this book."--Geekscribe
"Should be required reading in the writing grad schools. . . .
There's nary a word wasted. What's left is comedy, retrospection,
betrayal, tenderness, meditations on loneliness, a love story that
survives all attempts to suppress it . . . not bad within 149
pages."--"Barnstable Patriot"
Michael S. A. Graziano, Princeton University neuroscientist, is
the author of the novella "Hiding Places" (New England Review,
1997), the novel "The Love Song of Monkey" (Leapfrog Press, 2008),
and "The Intelligent Movement Machine" (Oxford University Press,
2008).
General
Imprint: |
Leapfrog Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Leaplit |
Release date: |
October 2009 |
First published: |
November 2009 |
Authors: |
Michael S. a. Graziano
|
Dimensions: |
175 x 112 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
125 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-935248-04-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-935248-04-9 |
Barcode: |
9781935248040 |
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