{"product_id":"closer-paperback","title":"Closer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDennis Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLynne Tillman\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The last literary outlaw in mainstream American fiction.\"--Bret Easton Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"the most dangerous writer in America\" (\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e), Dennis Cooper's \u003ci\u003eCloser \u003c\/i\u003eis the controversial first novel in the award-winning George Miles Cycle--a haunting exploration of 1980s middle America, alienation, and the very limits of experience, now featuring an introduction by cultural critic Lynne Tillman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhysically beautiful and strangely passive, George Miles becomes the object of his fellow students' passions. One after another, his teenage friends rifle through George, ransacking him for love, secrets, or anything else they can plausibly extract.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloser \u003c\/i\u003efollows the subterranean connections that drag George into the arms of men like John, an artist who drains his portraits of humanity in order to find what lies beneath; Alex, fascinated by splatter films and pornography; and Steve, an underground entrepreneur who turns his parents garage into a nightclub. Boys and men pass George from hand to hand, fascinated by the nightmarish intensity of his detachment, but soon he will be confronted by desires he may find harder to endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unflinching dissection of the horrors of middle America, \u003ci\u003eCloser \u003c\/i\u003elays bare a world where pain is an undeniable reality, the inevitable companion of truth, and a test of our commitment to life. Nearly four decades since its original publication, Dennis Cooper's brutally frank and provocative cult classic remains unmatched, continuing to push the limits of our minds and sharpen our understanding of the life around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the George Miles Cycle of five novels, of which \u003ci\u003eCloser \u003c\/i\u003eis the first. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Loose Thread\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sluts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Marbled Swarm\u003c\/i\u003e. Cooper's other works include story collections, poetry, and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eSmothered in Hugs\u003c\/i\u003e. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46311723106501,"sku":"9780802168146","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/tboCc25DSV9780802168146.webp?v=1780608042","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/closer-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}