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Geek Love A Novel

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ISBN-10: 0375713344

ISBN-13: 9780375713347

Edition: 2002

Authors: Katherine Dunn

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Geek Love is the story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias set out–with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes–to breed their own exhibit of human oddities. There’s Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious–and dangerous–asset. As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love…    
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Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.12" wide x 8.00" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Katherine Dunn lives in Oregon and writes a well-followed blog "Apifera Farm: where animals, art, and lavender collide." In her fourth year, her blog was named a Blog of Note. She often creates a short story based on characters right outside her window, illustrates it, and posts it on the blog. Katherine's illustrations have appeared in magazines, theater, and retail outlets. Her clients have included the LA Times", Wall Street Journal", Target, Neiman Marcus, Charles Schwab, Utne Reader, and Hallmark. Her originals are shown in national galleries and are also showcased in Sundance Catalog and have been awarded in Communication Arts, Print, MNAIGA, 3x3 Magazine, and American Illustration.…