Show That Smells e-bog
109,44 DKK
(inkl. moms 136,80 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 fu...
E-bog
109,44 DKK
Forlag
Akashic Books
Udgivet
1 juli 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>