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Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite (1996, Hardcover)
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To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. After feigning his own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way to the United States with the sole ambition of bringing his "art" to new heights.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-100684822547
ISBN-139780684822549
eBay Product ID (ePID)1550156
Product Key Features
Publication Year1996
TopicHorror, General
Book TitleExquisite Corpse
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorPoppy Z. Brite
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight2.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-002455
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
SynopsisTo serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way to the United States with the sole ambition of bringing his "art" to new heights. Tortured by his own perverse desires, and drawn to possess and destroy young boys, Compton inadvertently joins forces with Jay Byrne, a dissolute playboy who has pushed his "art" to limits even Compton hadn't previously imagined. Together, Compton and Byrne set their sights on an exquisite young Vietnamese-American runaway, Tran, whom they deem to be the perfect victim. Swiftly moving from the grimy streets of London's Piccadilly Circus to the decadence of the New Orleans French Quarter, and punctuated by rants from radio talk show host Lush Rimbaud, a.k.a. Luke Ransom, Tran's ex-lover, who is dying of AIDS and who intends to wreak ultimate havoc before leaving this world, "Exquisite Corpse" unfolds into a labyrinth of murder and love. Ultimately all four characters converge on a singular bloody night after which their lives will be irrevocably changed-- or terminated. Poppy Z. Brite dissects the landscape of torture and
LC Classification NumberPS3552.R4967E97 1996
