The Pisstown Chaos

A Novel

David Ohle

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Soft Skull Press
28 May 2008

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

""Mesmerizing . . . a vivid world, both familiar and foreign, dark and slyly humorous, makes the book a grim delight"" (Publishers Weekly).

One family finds themselves forceably dislocated in the midst of chaos, disease, and forced-relocation. Political power seems to be solely in the hands of one Reverend Herman Hooker, an ""American Divine"" who revels in the peoples' suffering as they are ""shifted"" (separated from--and then randomly coupled with--one another) by decree every five years. There are up-shifts, down-shifts, and side-shifts, but no attempt to make harmonious pairings. Chaos rages on as parasitic infestations spread and the Reverend rules with an iron fist from his Templex headquarters, spouting platitudes to the ever-moving masses. The

final book in the trilogy that began with Motorman and its sequel, The Age of Sinatra, The Pisstown Chaos is a wild end to the cult favorite series.

By: David Ohle
Imprint: Soft Skull Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 195g
ISBN: 9780979663673
ISBN 10: 0979663679
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 28 May 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Ohle is an American writer, novelist, and a lecturer at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. His short fiction has appeared in Esquire, The Transatlantic Review, The Paris Review, and Harper's, among other magazines. He is the author of the cult novel Motorman, as well as subsequent novels The Age of Sinatra, The Pisstown Chaos, and The Old Reactor.

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