The Open Curtain

The Open Curtain
Author: Brian Evenson
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2016-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1566894255

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"There is not a more intense, prolific, or apocalyptic writer of fiction in America than Brian Evenson."—George Saunders "A contemporary gothic tale about the apocalyptic connection between religion and violence."—Publishers Weekly When Rudd, a troubled teenager, embarks on a school research project, he runs across the secret Mormon ritual of blood sacrifice, and its role in a 1902 murder committed by the grandson of Brigham Young. Along with his newly discovered half-brother, Rudd becomes swept up in the psychological and atavistic effects of this violent, antique ritual.

Last Days

Last Days
Author: Brian Evenson
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2016-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1566894247

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"The deceptively simple prose keeps the book brisk and even gripping as its puzzles grow more craggy and complex. This is Evenson's singular, Poe-like gift: He writes with intelligence and a steady hand, even when his characters decide to lop their own limbs off."—Time Out New York When Kline is kidnapped by a dark sect that believes amputation brings you closer to God, he's tasked with uncovering who murdered their leader. Will he uncover the truth in time to save himself, take on the mantle of prophet, or destroy all he sees with a rain of biblical violence?

Father of Lies

Father of Lies
Author: Brian Evenson
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2016-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1566894239

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"[Evenson's] scary fictional treatment of church hypocrisy has the feeling of a reasoned attack on blind religious obedience."—Publishers Weekly Provost Eldon Fochs may be a sexual criminal. His therapist isn't sure, and his church is determined to protect its reputation. Father of Lies is Brian Evenson's fable of power, paranoia, and the dangers of blind obedience, and a terrifying vision of how far institutions will go to protect themselves against the innocents who may be their victims.

Altmann's Tongue

Altmann's Tongue
Author:
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780803267442

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Brian Evenson has added an O. Henry Award?winning short story, "Two Brothers," to this controversial book and a new afterword, in which he describes the troubling aftermath of the book's publication in 1994.

Immobility

Immobility
Author: Brian Evenson
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0765330962

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Critically acclaimed and O. Henry prizeDwinning author Evenson turns his literary eye to a post-apocalyptic Earth in this dazzling science fiction novel.

The Warren

The Warren
Author: Brian Evenson
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2016-09-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 076539314X

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X doesn’t have a name. He thought he had one—or many—but that might be the result of the failing memories of the personalities imprinted within him. Or maybe he really is called X. He’s also not as human as he believes himself to be. But when he discovers the existence of another—above ground, outside the protection of the Warren—X must learn what it means to be human, or face the destruction of their two species. The Warren is a new novella from Brian Evenson. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Windeye

Windeye
Author: Brian Evenson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781566892988

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Collects short stories of people losing touch with reality or for whom reality has become frightening, dark, and unsettling.

The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell

The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell
Author: Brian Evenson
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1566896150

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“Here is how monstrous humans are.” A sentient, murderous prosthetic leg; shadowy creatures lurking behind a shimmering wall; brutal barrow men: of all the terrors that populate The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell, perhaps the most alarming are the beings who decimated the habitable Earth: humans. In this new short story collection, Brian Evenson envisions a chilling future beyond the Anthropocene that forces excruciating decisions about survival and self-sacrifice in the face of toxic air and a natural world torn between revenge and regeneration. Combining psychological and ecological horror, each tale thrums with Evenson’s award-winning literary craftsmanship, dark humor, and thrilling suspense.

Contagion

Contagion
Author: Brian Evenson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780982225240

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Fiction. CONTAGION AND OTHER STORIES is one of Brian Evenson's most sought after and lauded collections of fiction. It has been out of print for nearly a decade. With short stories like the O. Henry Award-winning "Two Brothers," Evenson takes his readers into a world that is at once apocalyptic, dark, observant, and grotesque without ever dipping into static genre conventions. CONTAGION AND OTHER STORIES shows Brian Evenson at his best taunt sentences, sharp dialogue, and deep psychological subtext. A must have for any fan of contemporary fiction or fans of Brian Evenson. "CONTAGION remains one of the most strange and powerful books of the new millennium." The Believer"

Fugue State

Fugue State
Author: Brian Evenson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781566892254

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Nineteen chilling tales of the terror that lurks within.