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Memories of Gum Arabic
Ben Katchor
Memories of Gum Arabic

“Having renounced the efficacies of email and private couriers, the patrons wait patiently on line.”  
The Imaginary War Crimes Tribunal
The Imaginary War Crimes Tribunal

“After several years of play, the odds turn against him…. The game is over and the phone ceases to function.”
An Evening at Spermacelli Hall
An Evening at Spermacelli Hall

“In his short and brutal life, Ouquet had never been to a contemporary dance performance.”
Sickroom Reading
Sickroom Reading

“The sound of his cough is captured by a microphone and instantaneously transmitted via fiber-optic cable…”
The Eustachian Restaurant
The Eustachian Restaurant
It’s a desperate attempt to avoid confronting the solemn act of eating: the violence involved in the killing of living things and the brutish discharge of biological need.
Fayoum’s Fingers
Fayoum’s Fingers

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