The next novel really digs into the Artaud-Desnos story: Artaud’s Theater of Cruelty and The Cenci, the Desnos-Foujita-Youki triangle, Artaud’s break with Lise Deharme, Desnos going with Artaud to get a steel tip for his cane, Artaud’s trip to Mexico and his eventual incarceration. It will be long – a good 500 pages – andContinue reading “The Next Novel: Theater of Cruelty”
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The Winner! Coming Soon.
L’Étoile de Mer – Book Two!
L’Étoile de Mer (The Starfish), the sequel to Traitor Comet, is at the publisher and will come out this year! This is book two in my novel series on the lives and friendship of Antonin Artaud and Robert Desnos. Again, the title was inspired by a work by Desnos.
Goodreads Giveaway for Traitor Comet!
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Another 5-Star Review for Traitor Comet!
At LibraryThing (early reviewers program) “Traitor Comet is a novel about a man who cannot see inside himself anymore. Since Geoffrey Wilhelm Weidmann is his only true witness, he cannot understand himself and needs to seek out those who can help him gain insight. In his past, Geoff had been a roughneck, a student ofContinue reading “Another 5-Star Review for Traitor Comet!”
Traitor Comet – first novel in the series!
Designing the Cover
Buy book one, Traitor Comet! As stated, the first book in the series, Traitor Comet, will be coming out soon. I just wanted to give an update: copyediting is done, the book is being designed, and I have to choose my cover style. Written from the point of view of a fictional friend, Traitor CometContinue reading “Designing the Cover”
The First Novel is Out!
Buy book one, Traitor Comet! For technical reasons, the first book to come out this year(!) will indeed be Traitor Comet, set from May 1926 – June 1926. I had considered combining it with book two, L’Etoile de Mer (The Starfish), set from September 1926 – May 1927, but the publisher could not bind aContinue reading “The First Novel is Out!”
From Book 2: Dadesque Dating
“Do you remember when we took a month off and camped out along the Rhein?” I asked Franz suddenly. “That summer before the War. We walked from town to town, slept under the stars—” “I remember.” Franz laughed suddenly. “And you built that raft and tried to float out to the Mäuseturm. You didn’tContinue reading “From Book 2: Dadesque Dating”
From Book 1: A Night on the rue Blomet
Buy book one, Traitor Comet! There were voices outside and someone pounded on the door. Desnos answered it and let in a group of five people. Before any introductions could begin more people walked up, so he left the door open to the warm night air. Some of the people I recognized from earlierContinue reading “From Book 1: A Night on the rue Blomet”
Antonin Artaud and Robert Desnos 