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WHITE TIGER ON SNOW MOUNTAIN
WHITE TIGER ON SNOW MOUNTAIN plays host to several protagonists battling their own individual demons: self-righteous drug addicts, suicidal courtesans, potential vampires, conflicted religious identity, adolescent sexual confusion, and writer's block to name a few. It is a grim albeit funny meditation on loneliness, connectivity, fantasy, and identity. The titular story in the collection follows one man's attempt to cure himself of a mysterious ailment. The method is two-part: ancient Chinese healing practices remedy the physical while online sexual conquests salve the mental. Prey to his skillful craftsmanship, David Gordon simultaneously comforts and unsettles the reader with his conversational tone and familiar characters. Often graphic, sometimes jarring, always satisfying; the stories stand alone, but pack an even better punch in this remarkable collection.
Praise for MYSTERY GIRL:
"David Gordon has written a passionate love story disguised as a mystery, a brainy tragicomedy, a bildungsroman wherein the gumshoe learns the shocking secret of himself.' His prose is by turns salacious, uproarious, and happily unhinged. A total delight." - Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!
Praise for THE SERIALIST:
"Seldom has a serial killer story been as richly textured and laugh-out-loud funny as this one. Sure to be among the most unusual and appealing of this year's debut thrillers." - Booklist *Starred*
"David Gordon has gathered up our cultural trash and made of it something magnificent. In the tradition of Bolaño, Chandler, and lots of dime novels that most of us pretend to know nothing about, THE SERIALIST makes high art out of serial murders, pornography, soup dumplings and pulp fiction. I adore this book!" - Rivka Galchen, author of Atmospheric Disturbances
David Gordon holds an MA in English and Comparative Literature and an MFA in Writing, both from Columbia University, and has worked in film, fashion, publishing, and pornography. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, Purple, and Fence among other publications. His first novel THE SERIALIST won the VCU/Cabell First Novel Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award. In Japan, David has received three awards for THE SERIALIST, the first time ever that one book has won all three mystery awards in Japan. There is also a Japanese film adaptation of THE SERIALIST. David's second novel, MYSTERY GIRL was published in July 2013.
Praise for MYSTERY GIRL:
"David Gordon has written a passionate love story disguised as a mystery, a brainy tragicomedy, a bildungsroman wherein the gumshoe learns the shocking secret of himself.' His prose is by turns salacious, uproarious, and happily unhinged. A total delight." - Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!
Praise for THE SERIALIST:
"Seldom has a serial killer story been as richly textured and laugh-out-loud funny as this one. Sure to be among the most unusual and appealing of this year's debut thrillers." - Booklist *Starred*
"David Gordon has gathered up our cultural trash and made of it something magnificent. In the tradition of Bolaño, Chandler, and lots of dime novels that most of us pretend to know nothing about, THE SERIALIST makes high art out of serial murders, pornography, soup dumplings and pulp fiction. I adore this book!" - Rivka Galchen, author of Atmospheric Disturbances
David Gordon holds an MA in English and Comparative Literature and an MFA in Writing, both from Columbia University, and has worked in film, fashion, publishing, and pornography. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, Purple, and Fence among other publications. His first novel THE SERIALIST won the VCU/Cabell First Novel Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award. In Japan, David has received three awards for THE SERIALIST, the first time ever that one book has won all three mystery awards in Japan. There is also a Japanese film adaptation of THE SERIALIST. David's second novel, MYSTERY GIRL was published in July 2013.
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Published 2014-10-01 by New Harvest |