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The Show That Smells

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical, Fiction & Literature, LGBT, Gay, Literary
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Author: Derek McCormack ISBN: 9781617750939
Publisher: Akashic Books Publication: July 1, 2009
Imprint: Akashic Books Language: English
Author: Derek McCormack
ISBN: 9781617750939
Publisher: Akashic Books
Publication: July 1, 2009
Imprint: Akashic Books
Language: English

“Derek McCormack has written a mini-masterpiece that keeps swelling with invention long after you’ve put it down.”-Guy Maddin, filmmaker

class="MsoNormal">“A hilarious, strange and altogether ghoulish little freak show of a book . . . A book like The Show that Smells…demonstrates that innovative literature, if such a thing still exists, can be accessible and even fun, especially for those of us with a dark sense of humor.”-Miami Herald

The most shocking story ever shown on the silver screen!

It's also the tale of Jimmie-a country music singer dying of tuberculosis-and Carrie, his wife, who tries to save him by selling her soul to a devil who designs haute couture clothing! Elsa is a powerful Parisian dress designer, and a vampire. She wants to make Carrie look beautiful, smell beautiful-and then she wants to eat her! Will Carrie survive as her slave? Will Jimmie be cured? Starring a host of Hollywood's brightest stars, including Coco Chanel, Lon Chaney, and The Carter Family. The Show that Smells is a thrilling tale of hillbillies, high fashion, and horror!

Derek McCormack is the author of Grab Bag (Akashic Books) and The Haunted Hillbilly (Soft Skull Press), which was named a “Best Book of the Year” by both the Village Voice and the Globe and Mail, and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. He writes fashion and arts articles for the National Post. He lives in Toronto.

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“Derek McCormack has written a mini-masterpiece that keeps swelling with invention long after you’ve put it down.”-Guy Maddin, filmmaker

class="MsoNormal">“A hilarious, strange and altogether ghoulish little freak show of a book . . . A book like The Show that Smells…demonstrates that innovative literature, if such a thing still exists, can be accessible and even fun, especially for those of us with a dark sense of humor.”-Miami Herald

The most shocking story ever shown on the silver screen!

It's also the tale of Jimmie-a country music singer dying of tuberculosis-and Carrie, his wife, who tries to save him by selling her soul to a devil who designs haute couture clothing! Elsa is a powerful Parisian dress designer, and a vampire. She wants to make Carrie look beautiful, smell beautiful-and then she wants to eat her! Will Carrie survive as her slave? Will Jimmie be cured? Starring a host of Hollywood's brightest stars, including Coco Chanel, Lon Chaney, and The Carter Family. The Show that Smells is a thrilling tale of hillbillies, high fashion, and horror!

Derek McCormack is the author of Grab Bag (Akashic Books) and The Haunted Hillbilly (Soft Skull Press), which was named a “Best Book of the Year” by both the Village Voice and the Globe and Mail, and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. He writes fashion and arts articles for the National Post. He lives in Toronto.

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