Show That Smells (e-bog) af McCormack, Derek
McCormack, Derek

Show That Smells e-bog

109,44 DKK
Derek McCormack has written a mini-masterpiece that keeps swelling with invention long after youve put it down.Guy Maddin, filmmaker class="e;MsoNormal"e;>A hilarious, strange and altogether ghoulish little freak show of a book . . . A book like <B>The Show that Smells</B>demonstrates that innovative literature, if such a thing still exists, can be accessible and even fun,…
Derek McCormack has written a mini-masterpiece that keeps swelling with invention long after youve put it down.Guy Maddin, filmmaker class="e;MsoNormal"e;>A hilarious, strange and altogether ghoulish little freak show of a book . . . A book like <B>The Show that Smells</B>demonstrates that innovative literature, if such a thing still exists, can be accessible and even fun, especially for those of us with a dark sense of humor.-<I>Miami Herald</I><I>The most shocking story ever shown on the silver screen!</I>It's also the tale of Jimmiea country music singer dying of tuberculosisand Carrie, his wife, who tries to save him by selling her soul to a devil who designs haute couture clothing! Elsa is a powerful Parisian dress designer, <I>and a vampire</I>. She wants to make Carrie look beautiful, smell beautifuland then she wants to eat her! Will Carrie survive as her slave? Will Jimmie be cured? Starring a host of Hollywood's brightest stars, including <B>Coco Chanel</B>, <B>Lon Chaney</B>, and <B>The Carter Family</B>. <I><B>The Show that Smells</B></I> is a thrilling tale of hillbillies, high fashion, and horror!<B>Derek McCormack</B> is the author of <I>Grab Bag</I> (Akashic Books) and <I>The Haunted Hillbilly</I> (Soft Skull Press), which was named a Best Book of the Year by both the <I>Village Voice</I> and the<I> Globe and Mail</I>, and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. He writes fashion and arts articles for the <I>National Post</I>. He lives in Toronto.</div>
E-bog 109,44 DKK
Forfattere McCormack, Derek (forfatter), Cooper, Dennis (redaktør)
Forlag Akashic Books
Udgivet 01.07.2009
Længde 120 sider
Genrer 5SG
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781617750939

Derek McCormack has written a mini-masterpiece that keeps swelling with invention long after youve put it down.Guy Maddin, filmmaker class="e;MsoNormal"e;>A hilarious, strange and altogether ghoulish little freak show of a book . . . A book like <B>The Show that Smells</B>demonstrates that innovative literature, if such a thing still exists, can be accessible and even fun, especially for those of us with a dark sense of humor.-<I>Miami Herald</I><I>The most shocking story ever shown on the silver screen!</I>It's also the tale of Jimmiea country music singer dying of tuberculosisand Carrie, his wife, who tries to save him by selling her soul to a devil who designs haute couture clothing! Elsa is a powerful Parisian dress designer, <I>and a vampire</I>. She wants to make Carrie look beautiful, smell beautifuland then she wants to eat her! Will Carrie survive as her slave? Will Jimmie be cured? Starring a host of Hollywood's brightest stars, including <B>Coco Chanel</B>, <B>Lon Chaney</B>, and <B>The Carter Family</B>. <I><B>The Show that Smells</B></I> is a thrilling tale of hillbillies, high fashion, and horror!<B>Derek McCormack</B> is the author of <I>Grab Bag</I> (Akashic Books) and <I>The Haunted Hillbilly</I> (Soft Skull Press), which was named a Best Book of the Year by both the <I>Village Voice</I> and the<I> Globe and Mail</I>, and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. He writes fashion and arts articles for the <I>National Post</I>. He lives in Toronto.</div>