Hovering World |
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| Author:
| Dubé, Peter |
| Series title: | New Writers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-919688-61-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2002 |
| Publisher: | DC Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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A day-in-the-life novel -- but what a day, what a life! Peter Dubé's first novel, "Hovering World" moves effortlessly from sunlight to midnight and far beyond, in passages that are by turns haunting and haunted, surreal and erotic. The arrival of a photograph of an angel sets off a quest of sorts, and along the way we encounter a general named Disarray, essays in art theory, moments of passionate obsession in both the streets of the city and the 'opaque corridors' of a gay sauna. This...
More DescriptionA day-in-the-life novel -- but what a day, what a life! Peter Dubé's first novel, "Hovering World" moves effortlessly from sunlight to midnight and far beyond, in passages that are by turns haunting and haunted, surreal and erotic. The arrival of a photograph of an angel sets off a quest of sorts, and along the way we encounter a general named Disarray, essays in art theory, moments of passionate obsession in both the streets of the city and the 'opaque corridors' of a gay sauna. This novel is queer in all the best senses of the word -- non-conformist, eccentric, dissenting, crazed, aberrant and, of course, invaluable. An unforgettable debut.