{"product_id":"9781555847753","title":"Closer: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first novel in the notorious, award-winning George Miles Cycle—”a crowning achievement in American letters [from] a master of transgressive fiction” (Tony O’Neill, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, UK).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Proclaimed “the most dangerous writer in America” by the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, Dennis Cooper began his controversial novel cycle with \u003ci\u003eCloser\u003c\/i\u003e, introducing readers to the enigmatic George Miles. A physically beautiful and strangely passive teenager, George attracts his fellow students with irresistible mystery, like a wallet lying on the street. One after another, his friends rifle through him searching for love or simply momentary relief from the mindlessness of middle America.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e George passes through the arms of men like John, an artist who drains his portraits of humanity in order to find what lies beneath; Alex, fascinated by splatter films and pornography; and Steve, who turns his parents’ garage into a nightclub. But George remains a tantalizing blur until he’s picked up by two men in their forties. Tom and Philippe, obsessed with the beauty of death, believe George to be the perfect object for their passion.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Like Jean Genet and William Burroughs, Dennis Cooper assaults the senses as he engages the mind in this “bleak and brilliant” novel that deserves recognition as “(at least) a minor classic” (John Ash, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133442015472,"sku":"9781555847753","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555847753_p0.jpg?v=1763753321","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555847753","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}