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John Yau is a poet, art critic, and curator. With over fifty books published, some of his most notable include Edificio Sayonara (1992), Radiant Silhouette (1994), Hawaiian Cowboys (1995), Forbidden Entries (1997), My Symptoms (1998), and My Heart is that Eternal Rose Tattoo (2001).
Yau, who again deftly captures both the city that he famously haunts (New York City) as well as a variety of other settings, tells these ambitious stories through thirteen different first-person narrators, including in his worlds cockroaches, students, prostitutes, and Norman Rockwell. Yau's ability as a writer is abundantly evident throughout; as Yau refuses to accept easy answers. -The Review of Contemporary Fiction [There is] a certain deadpan sensibility whether he's being plain ('A hundred and forty dollars, seven crisp twenties') or perverse ('I guess it's one thing to sleep with a dog, and another thing to sleep with a guy dressed up like a dog') . . . . Throughout, there is a self-consciousness about the difficulty and boundlessness of fiction, as well as an implied glorification of those living off the proverbial beaten path. -Publishers Weekly
