Monkey is a post-cubist deconstructionist kung fu story told in a lyrical children's-book-like style. Author Michael Boyce explores organic vs. abstract disciplines, improvised vs. scripted practice, personal vs. institutional power, friendship vs. partnership, and the difference between being a free agent and being one on retainer. A debut novel that questions the machinations of analysis and strategy when mixed up with desire and how this mixing effects personal relations and personal identity, Monkey is a brilliant ...
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Monkey is a post-cubist deconstructionist kung fu story told in a lyrical children's-book-like style. Author Michael Boyce explores organic vs. abstract disciplines, improvised vs. scripted practice, personal vs. institutional power, friendship vs. partnership, and the difference between being a free agent and being one on retainer. A debut novel that questions the machinations of analysis and strategy when mixed up with desire and how this mixing effects personal relations and personal identity, Monkey is a brilliant achievement, one pleasing to an audience which delights in literature as art form, in psychology, philosophy, social and political thought, the philosophy of martial arts, action movies and comic books.
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Add this copy of Monkey to cart. $6.01, very good condition, Sold by SellingTales rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Belvidere, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Pedlar Pr.
Add this copy of Monkey to cart. $34.42, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Pedlar Press.
