When a meteor crashes into greaser Rockabilly's backyard, a ripple of strange events ensues. The tattoo of a pin-up girl on his back comes to life and begins to exert her murderous control over the suburb in which he lives. His precocious teenage neighbor Suicide Girl begins spontaneously lactating, and her pet lizard goes missing. A disturbed neighbor begins to pace the block to quiet his unseemly thoughts. Meanwhile, the neighborhood dog, Bones, suddenly able to think human thoughts, begins to hatch a plan. With economic language and well-crafted timing, Rockabilly leads us on a hair-raising journey, artfully deconstructing archetypes of suburban America. Taking us past garish lights of strip malls and empty strips of desert, this dystopian novel presents a unique take on trash aesthetics, the philosophy of tattoo art, and American pop culture.

About the Author
Mike Wilson teaches literature and philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago. Jordan Lee Schnee is a writer, translator, and musician who lives and works in Berlin.


Book Information
ISBN 9783035800975
Author Mike Wilson
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Diaphanes AG
Publisher Diaphanes AG