As the Wolf Howls Tapa dura - 1992

Dalkey Archive Press, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gently read, almost new. A divinely delectible highly strange amalgamation of wit. Brossard takes on the '70s: a time of despair as the dreams and ideals of the '60s were cashed in for political opportunism and crass materialism. America's inglorious exit from Vietnam, the increasingly desperate actions of counterculture protest groups, the rise of repressive CIA operations, the commodification of the American way; all this and more is captured here in Brossard's inimitable style. Style discards realism in favor of a free-form fiction that mixes French surrealism and theatrical absurdity with Beat improvisation and performance art confrontation. Brossard's avalanche of language is outrageous. A kind of verbal delirium possesses the text, which on one level may be the collective fantasy lives of a counter cultural group in Paris; on another, the psychotic outpourings of a woman named Decca Aldridge; on yet… Leer más

Fine Book in Near Fine DJ. Slight toning along top of inside flaps with offset transfer on back.

Deep Vellum Publishing. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Dalkey Archive Press, 1992-03-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.