The characters in this extraordinary book are often - on the surface - depraved, vicious, cowardly and manipulative, but their essential humanity is never undermined. Two professors of philosophy turn pugilists; Leith removal men become the objects of desire for Hollywood goddesses; God turns Boab Coyle into a house-fly; and in the novella, 'A Smart Cunt', the drug-addled young hero spins off on a collision course with his past. The Acid House is a bizarre, disturbing and hilarious collection from one of the most uncompromising and original writers around.
ISBN: | 9780099435013 |
Publisher: | Random House |
Imprint: | Vintage |
Published date: | 20 Apr 1995 |
DEWEY: | 823.914 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 289 |
Weight: | 218g |
Height: | 199mm |
Width: | 130mm |
Spine width: | 19mm |