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Isham Cook

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American essayist and novelist. His writing philosophy is big concept, discriminating, provocative. His influences are Ballard, Beckett, Borges, Dick, Kafka, Hesse, Melville, Mishima, Sade, and all uncompromising authors who bulldoze their way into new territory. And, of course, it all begins with Shakespeare.

Kirkus Reviews calls his second novel The Kitchens of Canton "poignant...language barriers abound, with dialogue in Cantonese, Italian, and Latin, but Cook isn’t merely interested in verbal language—body language, customs and rituals, and symbols are also on full display. The book also explores Americans’ complicated relationship with sex, juxtaposing it against their seemingly comfortable relationships with weapons and violence. An insightful, unconventional, and risqué view of present-day culture."

His wide-ranging literary tastes mirror his equally eclectic musical tastes—classical , jazz, rock, folk, world . He is a citizen of the world, having lived in the US, Canada, England, Germany, Japan, and China, and traveled to many more.

Isham Cook on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/ent...

Isham Cook

4.3/5 ( ratings)
Website
Go to Website
Twitter
Go to Twitter Account
American essayist and novelist. His writing philosophy is big concept, discriminating, provocative. His influences are Ballard, Beckett, Borges, Dick, Kafka, Hesse, Melville, Mishima, Sade, and all uncompromising authors who bulldoze their way into new territory. And, of course, it all begins with Shakespeare.

Kirkus Reviews calls his second novel The Kitchens of Canton "poignant...language barriers abound, with dialogue in Cantonese, Italian, and Latin, but Cook isn’t merely interested in verbal language—body language, customs and rituals, and symbols are also on full display. The book also explores Americans’ complicated relationship with sex, juxtaposing it against their seemingly comfortable relationships with weapons and violence. An insightful, unconventional, and risqué view of present-day culture."

His wide-ranging literary tastes mirror his equally eclectic musical tastes—classical , jazz, rock, folk, world . He is a citizen of the world, having lived in the US, Canada, England, Germany, Japan, and China, and traveled to many more.

Isham Cook on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/ent...

Books from Isham Cook

At the Teahouse Cafe: Essays from the Middle Kingdom

4/5 ( ratings)

Lust & Philosophy

3.7/5 ( ratings)

American Rococo: Essays On the Edge

4.3/5 ( ratings)

The Exact Unknown and Other Tales of Modern China

5/5 ( ratings)

Sexual Fascism: Essays

5/5 ( ratings)

The Mustachioed Woman of Shanghai

5/5 ( ratings)

Confucius and Opium: China Book Reviews

5/5 ( ratings)
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