Издания и произведения

The Abortion is a genre novel parody about a California library which accepts books in any form & from all who wish to donate—children submit crayoned tales of toys; teens of angst & elders drop of memoirs—"the unwanted, the lyrical & haunted volumes of American writing". Summoned by a silver bell at all hours, submissions are cataloged by librarian's discretion; not by Dewey, but by placement on whatever magically dust-free shelf serves best in an author's judgment. Then Vida appears. Awkwardly shy, she's described as the world's most beautiful woman. Admen "would have made into a national park if they would have gotten their hands on…

A reclusive young man works in a San Francisco library for unpublishable books. Life’s losers, an astonishing number of whom seem to be writers, can bring their manuscripts to the library, where they will be welcomed, registered and shelved. They will not be read, but they will be cherished. In comes Vida, with her manuscript. Her book is about her gorgeous body, in which she feels uncomfortable. The librarian makes her feel comfortable, and together they live in the back of the library until the trip to Tijuana changes them in ways neither of them had ever expected.

Прекрасная библиотека, своевременная, соблазнительная, очень американская. Время — полночь, и библиотека глубока, таинственна, ее уносит во тьму этих страниц, точно уснувшее на руках дитя. Хотя она «закрыта», мне не нужно идти домой — она и есть мой дом — уже много лет мой дом здесь, и я должен быть в нем все время. Это моя обязанность. Не хотелось бы казаться мелким чиновником, но я боюсь даже подумать, что случится, если кто-нибудь зайдет, а меня на месте не окажется.