{"product_id":"the-exquisite-corpse-9781574231977","title":"The Exquisite Corpse","description":"Lyric and tender one moment, cruel and dizzying the next, this literary tour de force neither celebrates perversity nor laments it, rather it projects it as part of man's impossible quest for a true self. In 49 brief, highly cinematic chapters, we meet a series of twisted but sincere searchers, each in their own flight from despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChester, Alfred:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfred Chester\u003c\/b\u003e was, in the words of Gore Vidal, \"a glorious writer, tough as nails.\" His works include \u003ci\u003eThe Exquisite Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e (Black Sparrow Books, 2004), \u003ci\u003eHead of a Sad Angel\u003c\/i\u003e (stories, 1990), and \u003ci\u003eLooking for Genet\u003c\/i\u003e (essays, 1992). Born in Brooklyn in 1928, he died in Tel Aviv in 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Sparrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356997095698,"sku":"9781574231977","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5d45be6-fea2-4a70-9032-4fa66a60c549.jpg?v=1728315732","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-exquisite-corpse-9781574231977","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}