The Strange Case of Rachel K

ISBN: 081122421X

Author: Kushner, Rachel

Condition: Used

Three early stories of myth, regime, and harlotry by the acclaimed author of The Flamethrowers. An explorers whereabouts keeps a queen in waiting; a faith healers illegal radio broadcasts give hope to an oppressed people; a presidents offer of ice cream surprises a prostitute expecting to cooperate fully - the three short fictions gathered in The Great Exception build into a vision of Cuba that is black-humored, brutal, and beautiful. Written prior to the publication of Rachel Kushners first acclaimed novel Telex From Cuba, these stories, like Roberto Bolanos Antwerp, burst forth with the genesis of her fictional universe as though fired from a cannon. From the mythical title story, to the ominous Debouchment - originally published in her too short-lived journal Soft Targets - to the sexy and noirish Strange Case of Rachel K, this is Kushner saddling up for a journey into the wilds of the modern novel.