Descripción de contraportada
Portrait of the Walrus by a Young Artist is a zany story of sexual identity, repression, obsession, and the concept of art as both a destructive and redeeming force. Morton Fisk has recently died of dehydration in the family's bathtub. A famous sculptor of "Men With Chainsaws," he did all his work sealed away in the basement of their Connecticut home wearing only his torn briefs. On the eve of his daughter Frances's eighteenth birthday, his widow marries "the Kingpin," an owner of three bowling alleys. Her mother tries to lure Frances to the life of the middle class - far away from the art world and the dementia that claimed her husband. Soon Frances's life is filled with bowling balls, pins, polyurethaned floors, and pizza. Depressed, Frances visits an aquarium. Witnessing two walruses in the heat of mating, Frances is transformed - she has found her muse! The walruses start to occupy her every thought. She sees them everywhere, including her bedroom. Running in fear, Frances and her friend Bessie take to the open road, with the libidinous beasts close behind. Will Frances and Bessie survive? Can art be controlled? Will the highways be destroyed from the weight of the walruses? Foos, a brilliant young satirist, has the ability to make the bizarre sound matter-of-fact.
Detalles
- Título Portrait of the Walrus by a Young Artist
- Autor Laurie Foos
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición First Edition; F
- Páginas 176
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Coffee House Press, Minneapolis, MN
- Fecha de publicación 1997
- ISBN 9781566890571 / 1566890578
- Peso 0.7 libras (0.32 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.8 x 5.77 x 0.86 pulgadas (22.35 x 14.66 x 2.18 cm)
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Temas
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Humorous stories, Artists
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 96054052
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- Booklist, 05/01/1997, Page 1478
- Kirkus Reviews, 02/15/1997, Page 242
- Library Journal, 04/01/1997, Page 124
- New York Times, 06/15/1997, Page 22
- Publishers Weekly, 04/28/1997, Page 48
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