Dermaphoria
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Dermaphoria is a novel written by American author Craig Clevenger
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Bailed out and holed up in a low rent motel, Eric finds the solution to his amnesia in a strange new hallucinogen. By synthesizing the sense of touch, the drug produces a disjointed series of sensations that slowly allow Eric to remember his former life as a clandestine chemist. With steadily increasing doses, Eric reassembles his past at the expense of his grip on the present, and his distinction between truth and fantasy crumbles as his paranoia grows in tandem with his tolerance.
Desiree
Manhattan White
Toe Tag
Hoyle
Otto
Detective Anslinger
Jack and the Beanstalk
in the Coen Brothers
' movie of the same name.
Craig Clevenger
Craig Clevenger is an American author of contemporary fiction. Born 1964 in Dallas, Texas, he grew up in Southern California where he studied English at California State University, Long Beach. He is the author of two novels, The Contortionist's Handbook and Dermaphoria, both released by MacAdam/Cage...
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Plot summary
Eric Ashworth awakens in jail, unable to remember how he got there or why. All he does remember is a woman's name: Desiree.Bailed out and holed up in a low rent motel, Eric finds the solution to his amnesia in a strange new hallucinogen. By synthesizing the sense of touch, the drug produces a disjointed series of sensations that slowly allow Eric to remember his former life as a clandestine chemist. With steadily increasing doses, Eric reassembles his past at the expense of his grip on the present, and his distinction between truth and fantasy crumbles as his paranoia grows in tandem with his tolerance.
Characters in Dermaphoria
Eric AshworthDesiree
Manhattan White
Toe Tag
Hoyle
Otto
Detective Anslinger
Jack and the Beanstalk
Reviews
- Woozy memories of a drugmaker - June Sawyers - San Francisco Chronicle
- You are what you read - Ben Popper - Memphis Flyer Online
- Dermaphoria - Luan Gaines - Curled Up
- Dermaphoria - Thomas Scott McKenzie - PopMatters
Trivia
Room 621, the room Eric Ashworth rents is also the room number belonging to Barton FinkBarton Fink
Barton Fink is a 1991 American film, written, directed, and produced by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts for a movie studio in Hollywood, and John Goodman as Charlie, the insurance salesman who...
in the Coen Brothers
Coen Brothers
Joel David Coen and Ethan Jesse Coen known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are American filmmakers...
' movie of the same name.
U.S. editions
- MacAdam/Cage Publishing, October 2005. Paperback Edition. ISBN 1931561753
- MacAdam/Cage Publishing, September 2006. Paperback Edition. ISBN 1596921021