{"product_id":"distorture-rob-hardin-9781573660488","title":"Distorture","description":"It is the end of the century again: the stories in \u003ci\u003eDistorture\u003c\/i\u003e are elegiac, exquisite panels written in memory of certain decayed angels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman is buried by a musician who has sworn to protect her. A narcoleptic is found, still dreaming, with cryptic symbols engraved into her back. In an elegant loft, a silver-haired man studies the torso of a comatose surfer, and the bodies of the two men are transformed into an intricate work of art. These are only a few of the tortous stories of Rob Hardin, a veteran studio musician and stylist whose work has been called \"impeccable\" by Dennis Cooper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDistorture\u003c\/i\u003e is a fiercely modern book full of jeweled descriptions of violent eroticism. In \u003ci\u003eDistorture, \u003c\/i\u003e his first book of stories, Rob Hardin subverts nineteenth century romanticism and redefines the aesthetics of excess. \u003ci\u003eDistorture\u003c\/i\u003e splices the digital and the autumnal with the drive of the dark ambient music and the elegance of a late Liszt Sonata.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Hardin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1573660485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781573660488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e F2c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.03w x 0.70d","brand":"Rob Hardin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013982367999,"sku":"9781573660488","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b932dbda-e342-4238-ab65-69dc3098dfac.jpg?v=1767745984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/distorture-rob-hardin-9781573660488","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}