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The Exquisite Corpse
The Exquisite Corpse: A Novel | Alfred Chester
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Lyric and tender one moment, cruel and dizzying the next, this cult classic neither celebrates perversity nor laments it; rather it projects it as part of man's never-ending search for a true self and for transcendent communion with others. In 49 brief, highly cinematic chapters, we meet a series of twisted but sincere searchers--Tomtom Jim and his naked, hungry family; Mary Poorpoor and her utterly "otherly" baby; angry John Doe and his sex slave, James Madison--each in flight from despair. As one surreal episode morphs into the next, these searchers change shape and their journeys change direction; names and identities come and go, storylines collide, and desires intertwine, all with the lightning-quick illogic of a dream. The result is a tragicomic tour de force, an upside-down roadmap to everyone's inner Sodom, a perversely moral (and morally perverse) masterpiece by a modern-day Marquis de Sade.--From publisher description.
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This is a difficult book to describe, for all the best reasons. It's not so much a work of surrealism as it is one of dissociation and paranoia, with the fantastic sprouting up in otherwise completely recognizable settings and scenarios. There's so much to examine and reflect upon when reading this book, and I feel comfortable saying this book is a masterpiece. Before I can say more about it I'll have to read it again; I can't wait. 🤘🤘🤘

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