Torpor

It's Summer, 1991, the dawning of the New World Order; a post-MTV, pre-AOL generation. Jerome Shafir and Sylvie Green, two former New Yorkers who can no longer afford an East Village apartment, set off on a journey across the entire former Soviet Bloc with the intention of adopting a Romanian orphan. Unflinchingly dark, hilarious and moving - Torpor is at once a satire and philosophy of cultural history, social identity and failing relationships. Dipping into the trajectory of a life at different moments, Kraus interrogates convention and emotion, creating characters that are flawed, witty, and altogether true to life. Part prequel, part sequel, Torpor continues a project of life-writing; personal, unsparing, and triumphant. If I Love Dick is the book of your 20s, Torpor is the book of your 30s.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Kraus
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781781258989
• ISBN: 978-1-78125-898-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature