"Seth Kaufman's novel is a hoot and a boot, a zany, unsettling, satisfying, post post-modern, tragic-comic tour of prisons around the world and pain in the human heart. Start it and you won't stop. If you're a claustrophobe, read it out-of-doors." --John Darnton, "Neaderthal"
A riotously funny portrait of an out-of-control entertainment mogul and a devastating look at torture and imprisonment, "The King of Pain" is part Jennifer Egan, part Italo Calvino, part "Entourage," and 100% marvelous.
Rick Salter expects to be hated; after all, he's the mind behind the outrageous-and outrageously successful-reality TV show about torture, "The King of Pain." What he finds much more worrisome than the ire of cultural critics is that when he wakes up one Saturday morning, he's trapped underneath his gigantic home entertainment system with no idea how he got there. Rick has 48 long hours ahead of him until his housekeeper will come to his rescue and nothing to pass the time except pain, bad memories-and a strange book he finds lying beside him. Called "A History of Prisons," it is written by one Seth Kaufman, and it seems mysteriously relevant to Rick's predicament...
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"Seth Kaufman's novel is a hoot and a boot, a zany, unsettling, satisfying, post post-modern, tragic-comic tour of prisons around the world and pain in the human heart. Start it and you won't stop. If you're a claustrophobe, read it out-of-doors." --John Darnton, "Neaderthal"
A riotously funny portrait of an out-of-control entertainment mogul and a devastating look at torture and imprisonment, "The King of Pain" is part Jennifer Egan, part Italo Calvino, part "Entourage," and 100% marvelous.
Rick Salter expects to be hated; after all, he's the mind behind the outrageous-and outrageously successful-reality TV show about torture, "The King of Pain." What he finds much more worrisome than the ire of cultural critics is that when he wakes up one Saturday morning, he's trapped underneath his gigantic home entertainment system with no idea how he got there. Rick has 48 long hours ahead of him until his housekeeper will come to his rescue and nothing to pass the time except pain, bad memories-and a strange book he finds lying beside him. Called "A History of Prisons," it is written by one Seth Kaufman, and it seems mysteriously relevant to Rick's predicament...
Imprint | Sukuma Books |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | June 2012 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | June 2012 |
Authors | Seth Kaufman |
Dimensions | 203 x 133 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 300 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-9856265-0-1 |
Barcode | 9780985626501 |
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LSN | 0-9856265-0-X |