{"product_id":"evil-by-rennie-sparks","title":"'Evil' by Rennie Sparks","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"1054\"\u003eA scarce collection of stories from American writer and visual artist Rennie Sparks, published by the small independent Black Hole Press in 2000.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"1054\"\u003eWritten in a stripped-back, first-person voice, these short pieces inhabit motel rooms, parking lots, broken homes, addiction, domestic violence, teenage desire and emotional neglect with an unsettling matter-of-factness. Rather than building toward revelation, Sparks lets each story accumulate through fragments of memory and observation, producing an atmosphere that feels somewhere between confessional writing, transgressive fiction and contemporary outsider literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1586\"\u003eAlthough best known today as one half of the cult duo \u003cem data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1131\"\u003eThe Handsome Family\u003c\/em\u003e, Sparks' fiction shares the band's fascination with Americana's darker underside—ordinary lives drifting into absurdity, violence and melancholy without spectacle or sentimentality. The stark black-and-white illustrations throughout reinforce the book's strange, handmade quality, making it an appealing find for readers interested in underground presses, cult fiction, feminist writing and overlooked literary voices from the American independent scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1726\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2000 Black Hole Press paperback. Very good condition with clean pages, a tight binding and only light shelf wear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45760365920339,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/bringdogs_babies_grandparents_53.png?v=1782962467","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/evil-by-rennie-sparks","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}