![]() And fear makes by far the most exquisite preserve for such fine dining… It chooses only the finest meat to gorge itself on. However, this particular larvae is a veritable connoisseur of mortality. In the slaughterhouse a maggot dines on another carcass. ![]() The collection contains the following short stories: However, if I’m honest, it comes across as a bit too pretentious, feeling more like literary snobbery than a justified introduction to a short story collection. The collection begins with a ten page introduction by US author, Peter Straub, in which he praises the unpredictable writing skills and unashamedly brazen attitude of Brite, alongside a litany of quotes from various pieces of literature that are clearly meant to emphasise the talents of the author. ![]() First published back in 1998, US Author Poppy Z Brite’s anthology ‘Self-Made Man’ (titled ‘A You Loathsome Tonight?’ in the US) was a collection of (mostly previously published) short stories that was published to welcome in the turn of the century. ![]()
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