Product Description

Fiction. Jay Marvin calls his prose and poetry Punk Noir. "A tidal wave of nausea sweeps over me cold sweats coming on I can't eat and slowly push the plate away hand trembling not looking at her hurt face I stare at the tablecloth its black color inviting want to tumble back to the days when it was kicks and chicks and there was no life of death no crank only the pungent smell of reefer on a Saturday night in the City of Angels" (47p). His narrative plunges his reader into wild Western nihilism without punctuation stops to tame the ride. "Jay Marvin's words have sand in their teeth & dead neon in their eyes. He knows us; he knows our scarred underbelly. There are no maps for the places in this book--bring a large suitcase &keep your eyes wide open. It's a hell of a ride" (Bill Schields).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2302031 in Books
• Published on: 1998-07-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 150 pages

Customer Reviews

An Underground Classic
Punk Blood! An underground classic. A chance to look inside the head of a mad man. Jay Marvin can WRITE!

Once you get into the author's style, you can't put it down
It took me a couple of pages to get into the rhythm and style of Mr. Marvin's writing, but once I did, it was difficult to put the book down. Very good read, I've found myself mentally returning to it time after time over the weeks since finished reading it.

Tough To Get Through, But What A Ride.
There is nothing going on in fiction these days. But this book makes for some very interesting reading *if* you can get with the style of the book, and *if* you can get past the graphic violence. I look forward to the next book by this one time Chicago radio talk show host.