Description
"There is not a more intense, prolific, or apocalyptic writer of fiction in America than Brian Evenson."-George Saunders "A contemporary gothic tale about the apocalyptic connection between religion and violence."-Publishers Weekly When Rudd, a troubled teenager, embarks on a school research project, he runs across the secret Mormon ritual of blood sacrifice, and its role in a 1902 murder committed by the grandson of Brigham Young. Along with his newly discovered half-brother, Rudd becomes swept up in the psychological and atavistic effects of this violent, antique ritual.
Published in conjunction with two backlist re-releases and new work (Collapse of Horses Sampler BLAD with Father of Lies & Last Days to be sent in Collapse of Horses mailings Submitted as a slipcased set to Powell's Indiespensable National print, radio, and online campaign Targeted bookseller mailing Advertising: Bookforum, Shelf Awareness Promotion at: BookExpo America, Winter Institute, ALA Annual, AWP Promotion on Coffee House Press e-newsletter, website, and social media channels Giveaways on Twitter, Goodreads Simultaneous print and e-book release, with e-book ISBN to be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed Targeted publicity to promote author's speaking engagements
Reviews
"No matter what book of Evenson's we're talking about, a reader might indeed feel like something had been inflicted upon him, after spending time inside Evenson's books, which are so frequently violent and disorienting, destablizing norms of behavior just as they destabilize identity, place, and memory."-Believer Logger "This is one of the bravest, most searching novels I know."-The Week
"No matter what book of Evenson's we're talking about, a reader might indeed feel like something had been inflicted upon him, after spending time inside Evenson's books, which are so frequently violent and disorienting, destablizing norms of behavior just as they destabilize identity, place, and memory." Believer Logger "This is one of the bravest, most searching novels I know." The Week
Book Information
ISBN 9781566894173
Author Brian Evenson
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Coffee House Press
Publisher Coffee House Press
Weight(grams) 326g
Published in conjunction with two backlist re-releases and new work (Collapse of Horses Sampler BLAD with Father of Lies & Last Days to be sent in Collapse of Horses mailings Submitted as a slipcased set to Powell's Indiespensable National print, radio, and online campaign Targeted bookseller mailing Advertising: Bookforum, Shelf Awareness Promotion at: BookExpo America, Winter Institute, ALA Annual, AWP Promotion on Coffee House Press e-newsletter, website, and social media channels Giveaways on Twitter, Goodreads Simultaneous print and e-book release, with e-book ISBN to be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed Targeted publicity to promote author's speaking engagements
Reviews
"No matter what book of Evenson's we're talking about, a reader might indeed feel like something had been inflicted upon him, after spending time inside Evenson's books, which are so frequently violent and disorienting, destablizing norms of behavior just as they destabilize identity, place, and memory."-Believer Logger "This is one of the bravest, most searching novels I know."-The Week
"No matter what book of Evenson's we're talking about, a reader might indeed feel like something had been inflicted upon him, after spending time inside Evenson's books, which are so frequently violent and disorienting, destablizing norms of behavior just as they destabilize identity, place, and memory." Believer Logger "This is one of the bravest, most searching novels I know." The Week
Book Information
ISBN 9781566894173
Author Brian Evenson
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Coffee House Press
Publisher Coffee House Press
Weight(grams) 326g
