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God Jr.

Dennis Cooper

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72%

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Dennis Cooper's sparely crafted novels have earned him an international reputation-even as his subject matter has made him a controversial figure. God Jr. is a stunningly accomplished new novel that marks a new phase in Cooper's noteworthy career.
God Jr. is the story of Jim, a father who survived the car crash that killed his teenage son Tommy. Tommy was distant, transfixed by video games and pop culture, and a mystery to the man who raised him. Now, disabled by the accident, yearning somehow to absolve his own guilt over the crash, Jim becomes obsessed with a mysterious building Tommy drew repetitively in a notebook before he died. As the fixation grows, Jim starts to take on elements of his son-at the expense of his job and marriage-but is he connecting with who Tommy truly was?
A tender, wrenching look at guilt, grief, and the tenuous bonds of family, God Jr. is unlike anything Dennis Cooper has yet written. It is a triumphant achievement from one of our finest writers.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
  • Publish Date: Jul 21st, 2005
  • Pages: 176
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.26in - 4.98in - 0.47in - 0.39lb
  • EAN: 9780802170118
  • Categories: LGBTQ+ - GayLiteraryFamily Life - General