The Letters of Mina Harker
Bellamy's debut novel revives the central female character from Bram Stoker's Dracula and imagines her as an independent woman living in San Francisco during the 1980s. Hypocrisy's not the problem, I think, it's allegory the breeding ground of paranoia. The act of reading into--how does one know when to stop? KK says that Dodie has the advantage because she's physical and I'm "only psychic." ... The truth is: everyone is adopted...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1635901596
ISBN13:9781635901597
Release Date:October 2021
Publisher:Semiotext(e)
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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Undead-- And Back In Print!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Bellamy's employment of language is intoxicating: her sentences swirling around like smoke in a fat-bellied glass pipe, the body of her work crackling with the brilliance of a heretofore unknown substance. This modern-day vampire tale set in San Francisco pounds a stake in the heart of literary conventions--transcending form and sexual orientation--and sends my blood rushing. _The Letters of Mina Harker_ is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary literature.
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