The Capricious Critic- Essays and Dispatches

Ari Martin Samsky

ISBN 10: 0979617766 / ISBN 13: 9780979617768

Published by Otis Books/seismicity Editions, 2010

About this Item

Good+ black softcover. 2010. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on half title page. Light edgewear/scuffing to covers. Binding solid. 234 pp.

Seller Inventory # B01095

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Capricious Critic- Essays and Dispatches
• Publisher: Otis Books/seismicity Editions
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979617766
• ISBN 13: 9780979617768
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good +
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • essays

About this title

Synopsis

Fiction. THE CAPRICIOUS CRITIC is a satirical look at our society through the distorted lens of the absurd. Chronicling the author's forays into bizarre worlds, Samsky is part cultural anthropologist, part reluctant wayfarer. Originally under assignment for the web museum Smyles & Fish, Samsky rates and reviews fantastic places, products, and activities that reflect upon current society. He spares no detail. With wit and humor, Samsky leaves no exhortatory stone unturned, from reviewing fountain pens to describing the various subsets of Hell. Iris Smyles's provocative afterword concludes this collection of critical essays. THE CAPRICIOUS CRITIC is the newest addition to the canon of cult literature.

About the Author

Ari Samsky grew up in Connecticut and graduated from Princeton, where he was editor of the Nassau Weekly. He returned to Princeton to earn a PhD in cultural anthropology. He has published short fiction and essays in several literary magazines, and is a regular contributor to the website Splice Today.