The girls on the prowl in The Terrible Girls are indeed
terrible--relentless in love, ruthless in betrayal. These
thematically linked stories depict a contemporary Gothic world in
which body parts are traded for love, wounds never heal, and
self-sacrifice is often the only way out. "In this brilliantly
original work, Rebecca Brown gives us haunting parables of betrayal
and love, of loss and resurrection, of loneliness and solidarity.
Like a modern Djuna Barnes, Brown creates a language of telling
that is fiercely beautiful and honest. This book is a love story
unlike any you have read before. Its subversive and passionate
transformation carry the lesbian literary voice onto the 21st
century." --Joan Nestle "A dry, witty, graceful--if savage--gift."
--Mary Gaitskill "The Terrible Girls comes from one of the
fiercest, most potent, original writers around: a bloody flayer of
skins, both other's and her own ...a work of possessed and
persuasive visionary power." --The Listener "The Terrible Girls is
a powerful account of erotic love which exchanges the comforts of
illusion for more complex and less certain rewards." --The Times
Literary Supplement Rebecca Brown is the winner of the 2003
Washington State Book Award. Her books, which are all published by
City Lights, include: The Haunted House, The Terrible Girls, The
End of Youth, The Last Time I Saw You, and The Dogs, Annie Oakley's
Girl. She was awarded a Genius Award and grant from Seattle's
weekly magazine, The Stranger.
General
Imprint: |
City Lights Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
2001 |
Authors: |
Rebecca Brown
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 137 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
136 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-87286-266-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-87286-266-6 |
Barcode: |
9780872862661 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!