A concert pianist in recovery obsesses over a circus star for his comeback in a hallucinatory, tragicomic tale.
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A concert pianist in recovery obsesses over a circus star for his comeback in a hallucinatory, tragicomic tale.
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A new edition of a “dazzlingly seductive” fever dream written in “brilliant poetic vernacular” (Bookforum) by a beloved poet and cultural critic, now with an introduction by Rachel Kushner. For five years, concert pianist Theo Mangrove has been living at his family’s home in East Kill, New York, recovering from a nervous breakdown that derailed his career, and attempting to relieve his relentless polysexual appetite in the company of male hustlers, random strangers, music students, his aunt, and...
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Frequent references to polysexual encounters with various partners; explicit content central to character.
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Central character engages in same-sex encounters; identity themes prominent.
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Self-harm / suicide
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