Torpor
€16.00
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781781258989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Kraus |
| Publisher | Profile Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.218 |
| Publishing Date | 04/05/2017 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €15.09 |
| Tax | €0.91 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €16.00 |
| Availability | 7 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
It''s Summer, 1991, the dawning of the New World Order; a post-MTV, pre-AOL generation. Jerome Shafir and Sylvie Green, two former New Yorkers who can no longer afford an East Village apartment, set off on a journey across the entire former Soviet Bloc with the intention of adopting a Romanian orphan. Unflinchingly dark, hilarious and moving - Torpor is at once a satire and philosophy of cultural history, social identity and failing relationships. Dipping into the trajectory of a life at different moments, Kraus interrogates convention and emotion, creating characters that are flawed, witty, and altogether true to life.Part prequel, part sequel, Torpor continues a project of life-writing; personal, unsparing, and triumphant. If I Love Dick is the book of your 20s, Torpor is the book of your 30s.