George Miles, a passive young man, attracts the attentions of John, an artist, and other gay men who have completely lost the values of society
George Miles CycleSeries
This series delves into the dark depths of human desire and obsession, where the lines between beauty and horror blur. Follow characters consumed by their passions, seeking thrills in the most dangerous territories. The narratives explore the darker aspects of human nature, compelling readers to confront taboo subjects. It's a provocative journey into the heart of darkness that leaves a lasting impression.
Recommended Reading Order
- 1
- 2
Frisk
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
When Dennis is 13, he sees a series of photographs of a boy apparently unimaginably mutilated. He is not shocked, but stunned by their mystery and power; their glimpse at the reality of death. Some years later, Dennis meets the boy who posed for the photographs. He did it for love. In his work, Dennis Cooper explores the dividing line between the body and the spirit. His first book Frisk is a novel about the power of fantasy and faith, about the ecstasy of being human. It is a work of unflinching honesty that refuses to allow the reader a vicarious, passive role in mapping out the relationship between desire, pornography and violence.
- 3
A look at Ziggy's world, the adopted teen-age son of two gay men. A catalogue of child abuse, rape, sexual promiscuity and drugs. Through it all Ziggy tries to keep his bearings by writing a journal.
- 4
Guide
- 176 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Narrated in a voice that may be construed as the author's own, Guide is the story of the conflict between a novelist's fantasy life and his inability to represent it in language. Remembering the clarity he felt during an LSD trip in his teens, 'Dennis' drops acid and attempts to write a novel that will make sense of his life, his desires, his friends, and his art. The fourth volume in Cooper's five-novel cycle, Guide is his most shocking study yet of the darker side of human need and the nature of desire. It reaffirms his position as a writer whose ability to transgress is matched by his literary brilliance.
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