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Author:
| Cooper, Dennis |
Series title: | Five Star Fiction Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-85242-774-0 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
Publisher: | Serpent's Tail Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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In Try, Dennis Cooper continues his investigation of the frailties and excesses of human existence. Ziggy is the adopted teenage son of two sexually abusive fathers, whose failed experiment at nuclear family living has left him stranded with one and increasingly present in the fantasies of the other. He turns from both of these men to his uncle, who sells pornographic videos on the black market, and to his best friend, a drug addict whose own vulnerability inspires in him a fierce and...
More DescriptionIn Try, Dennis Cooper continues his investigation of the frailties and excesses of human existence. Ziggy is the adopted teenage son of two sexually abusive fathers, whose failed experiment at nuclear family living has left him stranded with one and increasingly present in the fantasies of the other. He turns from both of these men to his uncle, who sells pornographic videos on the black market, and to his best friend, a drug addict whose own vulnerability inspires in him a fierce and awkward devotion.