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Theatre of IncestAuthor: Alain Arias-Misson American Literature Series December 2007 120 pages, Paperback, 9781564784810 Retail Paperback Price: Our Paperback Price: $10.00—20% OFF! 
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Book Description
In normal, everyday tones, a story is told by the perpetrator of triple incest: first with his mother as a child and a young man, then with his daughter as he grows into mature manhood, and finally with his sister in middle age. This primeval fairytale burns with an icy passion as the narrator switches roles along with familial relationships. The quasi-metaphysical lucidity with which he pursues his odd fate is eerie, particularly in light of his apparent innocence as to the perverse nature of his taboo attachments, and the theatrical artifice with which he pursues them. In the end, his passionate desire is so earnest that the reader is left to wonder if he is truly a monster or an innocent: who is directing whom?About the Author
| Alain Arias-Misson, writer and artist, has led a nomadic existence which took him first from New York to Algiers, and then to Spain, Belgium, Italy, and France. He currently lives in Paris, Venice, and Panama with designer and author, Karen Moller. Known throughout Europe for his "literal objects" and his "Public Poems," a third book on his art, The Visitor, is being published in Italy this year. He has written short stories as well as essays on American fiction and the arts; Theatre of Incest is his fourth novel. |  |
Praise
"Alain Arias-Misson has lovingly polished his unsettling dark familial jewel until it shines as brightly as those brilliant gems of his precursors, connoisseurs of incest, Fernando Arrabal, Pierre Klossowski, and Mario Vargas Llosa."—Walter Abish"Arias-Misson is a truly 'mid-Atlantic' literary artist, an heir to both worlds, publishing pieces both verbal and visual, here and abroad."—Richard Kostelanetz
"Arias-Misson may be the most innovative writer around today, he is not just innovative. He also happens to be one of the truest mirrors flashing out there."—Eugene Wildman