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Overview

The first novel by George K. Ilsley, whose first story collection, Random Acts of Hatred, was published to acclaim in 2004. Told in dream-like fragments, ManBug unfolds as a love story between Sebastian, an entomologist with Asperger's Syndrome, and Tom, a spiritual bisexual who may or may not be recruiting Sebastian for a cult. They navigate their relationship as damaged goods, seeking meaning and value in themselves through the other; they also try to avoid the inevitable toxins around them, both real and imagined--like bugs avoiding insecticide--while asking the question, Just how much poison can any of us absorb? ManBug is a beguiling, tragicomic novel about beauty, horror, desire, and what lurks just beneath the skin.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781551522036
  • ISBN-10: 1551522039
  • Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
  • Publish Date: June 2006
  • Dimensions: 7.56 x 5.6 x 0.57 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.67 pounds
  • Page Count: 256

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