Best Practices by Habib William Kherbek
What begins as a management manual, written by the 'ethical entrepreneur' Graham Price, slowly morphs into the bizarre autobiography of a monomaniacal narcissist. From his work as a university fundraiser in London, to his 'inspired' Richard III style marketing campaign for the Scoliosis Partnership, to his eventual arrival in the African country of Z, Prices' quest to do well out of doing good leads to a series of increasingly compromised-and dangerous-partnerships. A scabrous and timely satire of corporate charity and NGO culture.
In a period where it's become fashionable and then predictable to declare the failure of satire, Kherbek reinvigorates the mode so convincingly you wonder how you ever questioned it Best Practices, like all his novels, is full of clairvoyant insight and uncanny imagining, capable of reaffirming any lapsed faith in irony as the most incisive rhetorical tool of real artistsA writer who might easily guess the immediate future. Sam Riviere ---------- A mischievous, sharp, very funny story about the special horror of good intentions. Daisy Hildyard ---------- A joyride by one of Britain's most energetic young writing talents. Gilda Williams ---------- An astute character piece, an uproarious farce, and a stark satirical comment on the world of self-serving NGOs and third-world aid programmes. The Manchester Review of Books ---------- A true one off not to be missed. Creatrix Mag ---------- A Burley Fisher Staff Pick
Habib William Kherbek was born in Kansas City. He came to London in 2002 touring with a band. After the band broke up, Kherbek went on to complete a Ph.D. and accidentally began a career as an art critic. A prolific writer, he has produced numerous works of experimental fiction and poetry published and distributed through exponents of the UK art scene, most notably the novels Ecology of Secrets (Arcadia Missa, 2013) and ULTRALIFE (Arcadia Missa, 2016), and the poetry collections retrodiction (left gallery. 2016), Everyday Luxuries (Arcadia Missa, 2018), and 26 Ideologies for Aspiring Ideologists (If a Leaf Falls Press, 2018). He writes regularly on art and politics for various outlets, and has been published by Sternberg Press, Flash Art, Map Magazine, and Sleek.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913430061 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913430065 |
| Title | Best Practices |
| Author | Habib William Kherbek |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | MOIST |
| Year published | 2021-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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