Castle Faggot by Derek Mccormack (English) Paperback Book

Description: Castle Faggot by Derek Mccormack A dark satire about an amusement park more deranged than anything Disney could imagine- a playland for gay men called Faggotland.A dark satire about an amusement park more deranged than anything Disney could imagine- a playland for gay men called Faggotland.Castle Faggot is Derek McCormacks darkest and most delicious book yet, a satire of sugary cereals and Saturday morning cartoons set in an amusement park more deranged than anything Disney dreamed up. At the heart of the park is Faggotland, a playland for gay men, and Castle Faggot, the darkest dark ride in the world. Home to a cartoon Dracula called Count Choc-o-log, the castle is decorated with the corpses of gays-some were killed, some killed themselves, all ended up as decor.The book includes a map of Faggotland, a photobook of the castle, the instructions for a castle-shaped dollhouse, and the novelization of a TV puppet show about Count Choc-o-log and his friends-reminiscent of the classic stop-motion special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, but even gayer and more grotesque. As scatological as Sade but with a Hanna-Barbera vibe, Castle Faggot transmutes McCormacks love of the lurid and the childlike, of funhouses and sickhouses, into something furiously funny- as Edmund White says, "the mystery of objects, the lyricism of neglected lives, the menace and nostalgia of the past-these are all ingredients in this weird and beautiful parallel universe." FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Derek McCormack is a writer who lives in Toronto. His previous books include The Show that Smells and The Well-Dressed Wound (Semiotext(e)). Review "In Derek McCormacks home province, farm boys with growing pains enjoy a little-known meal called bed-supper—a hearty bowl of sweet breakfast cereal enjoyed as a midnight snack. Here McCormack has composed a peculiarly salacious bed-supper, where the long secret sweet-tooth of the Marquis de Sade glints as it sinks into the dirtiest of dishes. This useful book will more than stay your appetite until breakfast—Castle Faggot is also a manual of redecoration, a musical, a puppet show, a theory of cosmetics, a work of poetics, and a glorious celebration of the French decadence."—Lisa Robertson, author of The Baudelaire Fractal"It is really just one of the best books ever, and maybe the greatest novel ever written."—Dennis Cooper, author of The Marbled Swarm Long Description A dark satire about an amusement park more deranged than anything Disney could imagine: a playland for gay men called Faggotland. Castle Faggot is Derek McCormacks darkest and most delicious book yet, a satire of sugary cereals and Saturday morning cartoons set in an amusement park more deranged than anything Disney dreamed up. At the heart of the park is Faggotland, a playland for gay men, and Castle Faggot, the darkest dark ride in the world. Home to a cartoon Dracula called Count Choc-o-log, the castle is decorated with the corpses of gays--some were killed, some killed themselves, all ended up as dcor. The book includes a map of Faggotland, a photobook of the castle, the instructions for a castle-shaped dollhouse, and the novelization of a TV puppet show about Count Choc-o-log and his friends--reminiscent of the classic stop-motion special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer , but even gayer and more grotesque. As scatological as Sade but with a Hanna-Barbera vibe, Castle Faggot transmutes McCormacks love of the lurid and the childlike, of funhouses and sickhouses, into something furiously funny: as Edmund White says, "the mystery of objects, the lyricism of neglected lives, the menace and nostalgia of the past--these are all ingredients in this weird and beautiful parallel universe." Review Quote "In Derek McCormacks home province, farm boys with growing pains enjoy a little-known meal called bed-supper--a hearty bowl of sweet breakfast cereal enjoyed as a midnight snack. Here McCormack has composed a peculiarly salacious bed-supper, where the long secret sweet-tooth of the Marquis de Sade glints as it sinks into the dirtiest of dishes. This useful book will more than stay your appetite until breakfast-- Castle Faggot is also a manual of redecoration, a musical, a puppet show, a theory of cosmetics, a work of poetics, and a glorious celebration of the French decadence."--Lisa Robertson, author of The Baudelaire Fractal "It is really just one of the best books ever, and maybe the greatest novel ever written."--Dennis Cooper, author of The Marbled Swarm Promotional "Headline" A dark satire about an amusement park more deranged than anything Disney could imagine- a playland for gay men called Faggotland. Details ISBN1635901375 Pages 144 Language English ISBN-10 1635901375 ISBN-13 9781635901375 Format Paperback Author Derek Mccormack Series Semiotext(e) / Native Agents DEWEY 813.6 Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-10-27 UK Release Date 2020-10-27 Imprint Semiotext Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-10-27 NZ Release Date 2020-10-27 Publisher Semiotext (E) Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130396008;

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