The Open Curtain
A Novel
Minneapolis : Coffee House Press, 2016.
Format: Book
Description: xi, 240 pages ; 21 cm
"There is not a more intense, prolific, or apocalyptic writer of fiction in America than Brian Evenson."--George Saunders
"A contemporary gothic tale about the apocalyptic connection between religion and violence."-- Publishers Weekly
When Rudd, a troubled teenager, embarks on a school research project, he runs across the secret Mormon ritual of blood sacrifice, and its role in a 1902 murder committed by the grandson of Brigham Young. Along with his newly discovered half-brother, Rudd becomes swept up in the psychological and atavistic effects of this violent, antique ritual.
Subjects:
Teenage boys -- Fiction.
At-risk youth -- Fiction.
Mormon Church -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Blood accusation -- Fiction.
Mormons -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
Teenage boys -- Fiction.
At-risk youth -- Fiction.
Mormon Church -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Blood accusation -- Fiction.
Mormons -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
ISBN:
1566894174
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Evenson | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | In |