Bruce benderson s first book of fiction, pretending to say no plume put thenfirst lady nancy reagan in a crackhouse and fantasized what would happen if times square street hustlers were turned into werewolves. Bruce benderson writer, publisher, translator red dust. Now the basis for a hit underground film which was banned in france, baisemoi is a searing story of two women on a rampage that is part thelma and louise, part viking conquest. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Bruce benderson born august 6, 1946 is an american author, born to parents of russian. Bruce benderson born august 6, 1946 is an american author, born to parents of russian jewish descent, who lives in new york. He is the author of two works of fiction, user and pretending to say no, and several works of nonfiction, including toward the new degeneracy. Bruce benderson definitelt shows us the frontiers in a wolrd where people only pretend to be hard.
He was a contemporary of camille paglia at william nottingham high school 1964 in syracuse, new york and then binghamton university 1968. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The bruce benderson interview books portland mercury. A publishers weekly contributor noted that the supple and polyglot prose gives voice to a discordant chorus of characters. User plume books by benderson, bruce and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy this book in this slim volume of 10 essays, author, journalist and translator benderson the romanian. An intellectual triumph amos lassen and literary pride if you are in the mood for a serous book that will indeed make you think, pick up a copy of bruce bendersons the romanian. May 05, 2014 bruce benderson lives in new york city. Bendersons second novel after pretending to say no plunges the reader into a wretched, liminal community of transexual hustlers, street people, debased cops. James bidgood photo book series by benderson, bruce.
User, the sophomore effort from bruce benderson, masquerades as an evocative, eyeopening journey into a shadow world of drugs, crossdressing and sex as it unfolds in several new york gay. He is today a novelist, essayist, journalist and translator, widely published in france, less so in the united states. Bruce benderson born august 6, 1946 is an american author who lives in new york. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Bendersons fiction combines the brutal, savvy poetry of outsider writers like lars eigner. A book length essay by benderson, sexe et solitude, about the extinction of urban space and the rise of the internet, was published in french in 1999. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Bruce bendersons first book of fiction, pretending to say no plume put thenfirst lady nancy reagan in a crackhouse and fantasized what would happen if times square street hustlers were turned into werewolves. He tells the story of apollo, heroin user and hustler, and his long descent into his private hell.
Am magazine, american letters and commentary, men on men and flesh and the word. Bruce benderson, apollos curse, from user cecilia dougherty, sue dodie bellamy, dear gail eileen myles, chelsea girls gabrielle daniels, a city girl discovers the forest sarah schulman, from rat bohemia kevin killian, open letter to the editors of apex of the m. Join facebook to connect with bruce benderson and others you may know. Baby pop, the gifted son of two junkies who sleeps in an abandoned train in the tunnels underneath grand central station clutching an algebra book and a steven king novel. His most recent englishlanguage novel is pacific agony, published by semiotexte. This is a story of a times square that doesnt exist anymore, and has been driven more underground. I picked this up after reading his nonfiction book the romanian which i like better than this novel so far. His voice is aggressive and gooey, the stuff of gay sex clubs and hypodermic crime in the 90s in new york. During the interview, bruce promised not to hit on me because i. Story of an obsession and i can promise you that you will not be disappointed. When apollo, a male stripper and hustler who has been doing large quantities of drugs, attacks casio, the excon junkie turned bouncer at the porn theater in which apollo works, it sends out ripples. His books include the collection of short stories, pretending to say no, and the new novel, user. User sheds light on an ugly scene orlando sentinel.
The prolific author whose most recent work, the romanian, details his adventures with a younger sex worker in romania and whose classic novel, user. He is also the author of james bidgood taschen, 1999, about the maker of the cult film pink narcissus. Abuela, casios superstitious latino greatgrandmother. Fiction, drug abuse, male prostitutes, male prostitution. Bendersons booklength essay, toward the new degeneracy 1997, looks at new yorks times square, where rich and poor once mixed in a. User by bruce benderson book cover, description, publication history. He wrote the screenplay for the film by monica treut called my father is coming. Benderson s fiction combines the brutal, savvy poetry of outsider writers like lars eigner. The romanian, bruce benderson shop online for books in. A french writer travels to the states, confers with writer friends in new york and visits sites there associated with the novel the catcher in the rye, before tackling the task of driving up to new england to try to meet the reclusive author of that book. My interest in that world began in 1985, after a friend loaned me the novel sauls book. Bruce benderson is the author of two books of fiction about times square street hustlers, user dutton, 1994 and pretending to say no plume, 1990.
A startling and eerie second novel by benderson pretending to say no, 1991, etc. During the interview, bruce promised not to hit on me because i was circumcised. My other novel, user, is all about times square and for at least ten years, thats. Id describe it as an exhaustive study of romantic love and sexual.
Bruce benderson is a novelist, essayist and translator whose book the romanian. He attended william nottingham high school 1964 in syracuse, new york and then binghamton university 1968. This book has strength and is rich in deatil, written directly, and with great heart and compassion, recalling the better days of that other underworld figure and prisoner, jean genet. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Bruce benderson is the author of user dutton, 1994 and pretending to say no plume, 1990, two books of fiction about times square, drug addicts, and prostitutes. Bruce benderson has spent the last twenty years or so building a reputation as an underground writer. View bruce bendersons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He is also the author of the novel user dutton, 1994 and the story collection pretending to say no plume, 1990. Bruce benderson is the author of seven books, including the romanian.
Oct 04, 2006 bruce benderson has spent the last twenty years or so building a reputation as an underground writer. Bruce benderson is most known for his seventh book, a memoir called the romanian. An essay on benderson and his work is included in camille paglias new collection of essays, vamps and tramps. Novelist bruce benderson talks to the director of michael, this years most provocative movie. Mcsweeneys kevin dolgin interviews bruce benderson. Benderson displays great skill at writing both the old erudite crank and the glossy cheerleader, and the end result is a novel that is more about interior terrain than the land outside our window. Probably american readers were shocked by bendersons complete immersion into the shadowy sodom of the old times square sex world, rubbing shoulders with hustlers, prostitutes, druggies, trannies and a sinister criminal element. Bruce benderson books list of books by author bruce benderson. His work has been praised by dennis cooper and camille paglia. A novel by lawrence chua 48 copies our napoleon in rags by kirby gann 9 copies. Story of an obsession, user, and pretending to say no. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bruces.
Bruce benderson born august 6, 1946 is an american author, to jewish parents of russian descent, who lives in new york. In the center of the transvestite bars, times square, the male huslters, the heroin addicted, the crack smokers, user rises out of the ashes and mainlines a beautiful fix. The book reads more like joseph conrads heart of passiveaggressiveness, with commentary by some anonymous, braindead copywriter for seattle. A novel plume books by bruce benderson 55 copies prey dancing by jonathan gash 53 copies gold by the inch. He attended william nottingham high school 1964 in syracuse, new york and then binghamton university 1969. He is today a novelist, essayist, journalist and translator. Writing in the lambda book report, jim gladstone commented. What was the use of visiting identical reproductions of the same walmart or adding new encounters of. He is today a novelist, essayist, journalist and translator, widely published in france, less so in the.
Baisemoi is one of the most controversial french novels of recent years, a punk fantasy that takes female rage to its outer limits. Bruce benderson is an american author, born to jewish parents of russian descent, who lives in new york. His novel user 1994 is a lyrical descent into the world of junkies and male hustlers. Its story is that of one of the most unstable institutions ever touted as the cement of civilization. Bruce benderson books list of books by author bruce. The fetid perfume of 42nd street wafts from the prose of bruce bendersons user. A novel by bruce benderson a hardedged look at the seamy underside of new york city follows the travels of apollo, a heroin addict hiding out from casio, a porn theater bouncer, bringing to unforgettable life the world of prostitutes, transvestites, and other denizens of the night. He is cowriter of the feature film my father is coming. Novelist, translator, and essayist bruce benderson is the author of a memoir, the romanian. Afterwards, benderson went on to write about boxing for the village voice, squatters for the new york times, and unusual shelters for nest. He is also the author of the novel user dutton, 1994 and the story collection pretending to say no. Other publications include the essay collection sex and isolation 2007, the novels pacific agony 2009 and user 1994, and the story collection pretending to say no 1990.
Shop the latest titles by bruce benderson at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Thats what makes him smarter and more attractive as an author than many others. User advance uncorrected proofs bruce benderson on. Bendersons new york is a multicultural city of the damned populated by extraordinary characters. Greenwells graceful, pulsating sentences are lined with such spare and sensual imagery, yet manage to include cultural observations, the drift of memories, and honest emotion, too. In this collection of essays, benderson directs his exceptional powers of observation toward some of the most. Bruce benderson, out magazine greenwells masterful first novel suggests that in addition to all the pain we inherit, something else might belong to us too.
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