The Roaches Have No King by Daniel Evan Weiss
When Ira Fishblatt's girlfriend, Ruth Grubstein, moves into his appartment, he cleans up his act and his kitchen much to the repulsion of the hoards of cockroaches who also inhabit his flat. This grubby army who, up until now, had happily existed on the food debris littering his flat, now face a harsh future: eviction or death from starvation. Driven into a frenzy by their dark fate, a leader cockroach, Numbers, devises a diabolical plan which will forever rid them of Ruth and her damnable tidiness. Enlisting the unwitting help of Rufus, the local cocaine dealer, Elizabeth and his hot-blooded ex-girlfriend, the Gypsy, they act out a masterplan to save their home?and their lives.
?A shockingly funny, intelligent and even brave novel? Iain Banks ?[Not] just amazingly funny, it?s the sickest, most imaginative and complex novel since Patrick S?skind?s Perfume? Vox ?Shades of Kafka, Swift and Dan Marquis, Daniel Evan Weiss has written an appealing, often mordant satire about the urban condition? New York Times
Daniel Evan Weiss is the author of the novels Hell on Wheels, Honk if You Love Aphrodite and The Swine's Wedding. His non-fiction includes The Great Divide and 100% American. He lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852423261 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852423269 |
| Title | The Roaches Have No King |
| Author | Daniel Evan Weiss |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1996-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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