Delivers the homo virtue of
camp to its rightful position as
an indicator of a truly evolved
civilization . . . . even readers
prepared for Orloffs sneaky,
fun brilliance will be knocked
on their butts.
-Michelle
Tea
author of Valencia
Hilarious.
--The San Francisco Chronicle
Should be a mandatory text in
all high school literature classes
--Stephen Beachy
author of Whistling Song, Distortion
A grand
debut.
--Brian Bouldrey
author of Genius of Desire & editor
of Best American Gay Fiction
Artfully navigates the
treacherous space between
camp excess and smart
cultural observation.
--Bruce LaBruce
author of The Reluctant Pornographer, film-maker, &
columnist
I give this book high marks for
the convincingness of its satire
and the sheer joy of its
insight.
--Kevin Killian
author of Arctic Summer & Little Men
Suspenseful.
--Jennifer Blowdryer
author of The Laziest Secretary
in the World
Its rare to find such erudite
and analytical displays
of biting camp logic.
--The Bay Area Reporter
A
fun ride.
--Comet Magazine
I
MARRIED AN EARTHLING
...imagines
first contact with an alien race known for its benevolence and its
outrageously good fashion sense. The result is a thoroughly original
genre of fiction--queer sci-fi social commentary . . . . Chester
Julian,
an out-of-the-closet queer goth high-school senior, is battling teenage
homophobes and the banality of suburban culture. Meanwhile, on campy
planet Zeeron (where all the most powerful people are hairdressers),
an Earth Studies scholar named Norvex 7 is fighting to prove that
Earthlings arent as unevolved as his colleagues think. Orloff
tells the story skillfully, through insightful, lively
prose and believable, adorable characters and delivers depictions
of teenage subcultures, San Franciscos gay pick-up scene and American
sit-coms that rival even the best nongenre literary social commentary.
. . . this novel is a delight.
--Publishers
Weekly, July 17, 2000
Available at all
fine bookstores, including:
Dog Eared Books
900 Valencia @ 20th St., S.F. CA
Amazon.com
rights, publicity & distribution:
Manic
D Press