House of Large Sizes by Ian Graham Leask
Once in a while a novel comes along that is very different. House of Large Sizes is such a novel. A dysfunctional, sexually addicted and inauthentic little family finds its failings coming to a head when one member decides to deal with his pain directly and heads to New Orleans for an unsanctioned sex change. They all end up in The French Quarter--in 'the sump of America'--and a great mythic jumble of horrors are visited upon them as a venomous and self-professed witch threatens to run amok. HLS is rare but extraordinarily 'readable' literary work, which draws from multiple genres to produce its sometimes shocking and laser-like effect on the imagination.
IAN GRAHAM LEASK was born and raised in the London area. He is lucky to have had an unhappy childhood. He started writing at fifteen and has never stopped-his office is full of notebooks. He traveled. After a year in Germany, where he worked as a meat porter in a schlachthoff and wrote dull poety at night, he settled in Minneapolis, graduated from the University of Minnesota with degrees in English and writing, and narrowly avoided becoming a professor. He has thrived as a teacher, literary consultant, and publisher, and is the author of The Wounded and other stories about sons and fathers. He co-hosts KFAI's literary radio show Write On! Radio and lives mostly in Minneapolis with frequent spells in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781960250223 |
| ISBN 10 | 1960250221 |
| Title | House of Large Sizes |
| Author | Ian Graham Leask |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Calumet Editions |
| Year published | 2023-01-02 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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