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Portrait of the Walrus by a Young Artist by Laurie Foos (1997, Hardcover) 
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Portrait of the Walrus by a Young Artist by Laurie Foos (1997, Hardcover)

Author: Laurie Foos
Publisher: Coffee House Pr
Publication Date: 1997-05-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1566890578
ISBN-13: 9781566890571
Product ID: EPID423937
Description: A coming-of-age story about a young woman who becomes obsessed with walruses--a preoccupation that leads her to the discovery of her gifts as a poet.
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Synopsis
A coming-of-age story about a young woman who becomes obsessed with walruses--a preoccupation that leads her to the discovery of her gifts as a poet.

Details
Publication Date:1997-05-01

Size
Length:171 pages
Height:8.8 in
Width:5.8 in
Thickness:0.8 in
Weight:14.4 oz

Publisher's Note
Portrait of the Walrus by a Young Artist is a zany story of sexual identity, repression, obsession, and the concept of art as both a destructive and redeeming force. Morton Fisk has recently died of dehydration in the family's bathtub. A famous sculptor of "Men With Chainsaws", he did all his work sealed away in the basement of their Connecticut home wearing only his torn briefs. On the eve of his daughter Frances's eighteenth birthday, his widow marries "the Kingpin", an owner of three bowling alleys. Her mother tries to lure Frances to the life of the middle class - far away from the art world and the dementia that claimed her husband. Soon Frances's life is filled with bowling balls, pins, polyurethaned floors, and pizza. Depressed, Frances visits an aquarium. Witnessing two walruses in the heat of mating, Frances is transformed - she has found her muse! The walruses start to occupy her every thought. She sees them everywhere, including her bedroom. Running in fear, Frances and her friend Bessie take to the open road, with the libidinous beasts close behind. Will Frances and Bessie survive? Can art be controlled? Will the highways be destroyed from the weight of the walruses? Foos, a brilliant young satirist, has the ability to make the bizarre sound matter-of-fact.

Industry Reviews
"This is a delightful, crazy look at a young girl's world as she struggles with her father's death, mother's obsessions, and growing up into a sexual world....This is a well-written book with many twists and turns."
Small Press - Carolyn Beeman

"A mad tale of a mad genius....Brilliant, fresh, and remarkable: one of the few works of recent years in which brave originality is sustained by genuine skill."
Barnes

"[B]aroque, surreal and witty."
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