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Random Acts of Hatred (Signed)

Random Acts of Hatred (Signed)

Random Acts of Hatred (Signed)
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Random Acts of Hatred (Signed) Paperback - 2003

by Ilsley, George K

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Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp, 2003. Twelve stories. 172 pages. Inscribed by author on the dedication page to fellow Canadian author "Sept 27 '04 Vancouver / When Susan Musgrave barks even pavlov drools / George Ilsley".. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus..
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  • Title Random Acts of Hatred (Signed)
  • Author Ilsley, George K
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Near Fine Plus.
  • Pages 172
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Arsenal Pulp, Vancouver
  • Publication date 2003
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 20940
  • ISBN 9781551521527 / 1551521520
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.98 x 5.8 x 0.5 in (20.27 x 14.73 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Gay
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Gay men, Psychological fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003495253
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Reader reviews for Random Acts of Hatred (Signed)

From the publisher

In these raw, uncompromising stories, author George K. Ilsley explores the thin line between love and hate, and the outer parameters of desire that can both heal and destroy. Random Acts of Hatred infiltrates the dark confines of decidedly queer sensibilities, in which young men are undone by self-loathing and the powers-that-be, begging the question: What happens when people know they are hated?

And yet in between the primal fantasies and bitter ironies are images of humor and light: the wayward families, the unspoken gestures and the faces in the -mirror--of posers and dreamers, saints and demons. Both gay and straight, they suggest a new definition of masculine power as a field with two poles, dissonant and equal at the same time.

Evocative of Dennis Cooper and David Wojnarowicz, Random Acts of Hatred collects the fragments of a disintegrated generation, numbed yet empowered by their varied, inexplicable desires.

Praise for Random Acts of Hatred:

"In twelve sharp stories, George K. Ilsley grabs you by the heart and drags you around, saying, "Look at this mess." He shames us with detail, and embarasses us with a dark honesty. Ilsley makes you bear witness to these Random Acts of Hatred then dares you to forget them."--Michael V. Smith, author of Cumberland

"There are echoes throughout of Dennis Cooper's poetic depravity, of A.M. Homes' ironic eroticism, and even of Bernard Cooper's memorish emotionalism--but Ilsley's lucid prose is infused with invigorating originality . . . quite a range, evident in every one of these accomplished pieces."--Richard Labonte

George K. Ilsley's stories have been published in many anthologies and magazines. He has biked around the Adriatic, hitchhiked to Mexico, ambled through the Himalayas, and taught English in Tokyo. He now lives in Vancouver.

Media reviews

Citations

  • Lambda Book Report, 05/01/2004, Page 30
  • Quill & Quire, 10/01/2003, Page 33

About the author

George K. Ilsley is the author of the story collection Random Acts of Hatred (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004); his stories have also appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines. He has biked around the Adriatic, hitchhiked to Mexico, ambled through the Himalayas, and taught English in Tokyo. He now lives in Vancouver.

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