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In this intoxicating collection, Poppy Z revels in her favorite form--the short story. From the gaudy drunken landscape of New Orleans to the marshy graveyards of the Bayou, Brite takes readers on a dark tour of the American South. Each tale of lost souls living on the fringe of existence brings forth a world of passion, violence, and unforgettable images.
What People Are Saying
Poppy Z. Brite combines the sensibilities of a poet, the unflinching eye of a surgeon Brite's vision is disturbingly dark, deliciously erotic, sweetly savage, and uniquely her own.
- Dan Simmons
Big talent gives off thermal nuclear vibes. I can feel themthis is the voice we're going to be hearing for a long time.
(Harlan Ellison
In this intoxicating collection, Poppy Z revels in her favorite form--the short story. From the gaudy drunken landscape of New Orleans to the marshy graveyards of the Bayou, Brite takes readers on a dark tour of the American South. Each tale of lost souls living on the fringe of existence brings forth a world of passion, violence, and unforgettable images.
What People Are Saying
Poppy Z. Brite combines the sensibilities of a poet, the unflinching eye of a surgeon Brite's vision is disturbingly dark, deliciously erotic, sweetly savage, and uniquely her own.
- Dan Simmons
Big talent gives off thermal nuclear vibes. I can feel themthis is the voice we're going to be hearing for a long time.
(Harlan Ellison
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