- Hardcover: 64 pages
- Publisher: Serpent's Tail (1 July 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0963109510
- ISBN-13: 978-0963109514
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 15.7 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,707,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Illustrated by the works of conceptual artist Nayland Blake, whose images of marionettes are used to explore issues of desire and mortality, this is an original story based on the confessions of David Brooks, an accomplice to a convicted American serial killer.
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Dennis Cooper is the winner of the Ferro-Grumley Award for Closer, and Guide was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and one of its Ten Best Books of the Year. He lives in Los Angeles.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Shocking and graphic... yet quite moving. Interesting style, from prose to drama to letter excerpt. And to make it even more gruesome and frightening, it's based on a real-life story.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A pretty little thing, this.
26 July 2005
Format:Hardcover
Dennis Cooper, Jerk (Artspace, 1993)
Dennis Cooper's short story "Jerk" here gets the royal Artspace treatment, with odd puppet sculptures by Nayland Blake that perfectly complement the text. While it predates the obvious comparison, think of this as a really, really dark and twisted Being John Malkovich without the ear tunnel.
David Brooks was one of serial killer Dean Corll's two teenaged associates. As the book opens, Brooks has been in prison for some time, and has turned to puppetry as a form of art therapy. With the exception of a few closing pages, the entire story takes place at one of Brooks' puppet shows; Brooks has the audience (and us) read two pieces which he hasn't yet been able to conceptualize in puppetry yet, and plays out long scenes with the puppets at other times. (Note; don't take any of this, despite the historical accuracy of some of the characters, as accurate; it is Corll's other associate, Wayne Henley, who has become known for turning to art therapy in prison; his paintings are in demand on ebay.) Having now read a few of Cooper's novels, I have to say that the short form, I think, works somewhat better for him; "Jerk"'s brevity plays up the essential weirdness of the scenes Cooper creates, without ending up at an emotional state that comes off as overly world-weary.
Nicely done, and a pretty good intro to the weird world of Dennis Cooper.
Dennis Cooper's short story "Jerk" here gets the royal Artspace treatment, with odd puppet sculptures by Nayland Blake that perfectly complement the text. While it predates the obvious comparison, think of this as a really, really dark and twisted Being John Malkovich without the ear tunnel.
David Brooks was one of serial killer Dean Corll's two teenaged associates. As the book opens, Brooks has been in prison for some time, and has turned to puppetry as a form of art therapy. With the exception of a few closing pages, the entire story takes place at one of Brooks' puppet shows; Brooks has the audience (and us) read two pieces which he hasn't yet been able to conceptualize in puppetry yet, and plays out long scenes with the puppets at other times. (Note; don't take any of this, despite the historical accuracy of some of the characters, as accurate; it is Corll's other associate, Wayne Henley, who has become known for turning to art therapy in prison; his paintings are in demand on ebay.) Having now read a few of Cooper's novels, I have to say that the short form, I think, works somewhat better for him; "Jerk"'s brevity plays up the essential weirdness of the scenes Cooper creates, without ending up at an emotional state that comes off as overly world-weary.
Nicely done, and a pretty good intro to the weird world of Dennis Cooper.
Review of "Jerk: Through Their Tears" ONLY
27 Mar 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
WARNING: THE TWO PUBLISHED VERSIONS OF JERK ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, BUT AMAZON HAS LINKED THEM (AND ITS KINDLE EDITION) SO THAT THEY SHARE THE SAME EDITORIAL REVIEWS AND CUSTOMER REVIEWS.
Mr. Ledcke's complaint relates to the Kindle edition only.
The Library Journal's editorial review and Mr. Beveridge's review relate to the Cooper/Blake edition (Artspace Books).
THIS REVIEW RELATES TO THE COOPER/VIENNE/REHBERG ZAGZIG/DIS VOIR EDITION OF 2011.
This package consists of a book and a CD. The CD is a fine recording of a theatre performance of the short story "Jerk", and runs 56 minutes long. The work is read alternately by Dennis Cooper (author) as narrator, and Jonathan Capdevielle as puppeteer/perpetrator. The reading style is appropriate to the detached and chilling nature of the story, and is complimented by a subtle and wonderfully evocative score by composer Peter Rehberg. The CD alone is easily worth the price of admission!
The book is titled "Through Their Tears", and consists of photographs by Ms. Vienne, sequenced by Ms. Vienne and Mr. Cooper. This is a 64-page book of full-color photographs on heavy stock paper. The book contains no text (the story "Jerk" appears only as read on the CD). The book is designed to resonate with the CD recording, and consists mainly of photos of what appear to be emotionally-shut-down teenaged androgynous boys of the type favored in Mr. Cooper's writings.
Highly recommended for any Dennis Cooper fan, and well worth the price!
Mr. Ledcke's complaint relates to the Kindle edition only.
The Library Journal's editorial review and Mr. Beveridge's review relate to the Cooper/Blake edition (Artspace Books).
THIS REVIEW RELATES TO THE COOPER/VIENNE/REHBERG ZAGZIG/DIS VOIR EDITION OF 2011.
This package consists of a book and a CD. The CD is a fine recording of a theatre performance of the short story "Jerk", and runs 56 minutes long. The work is read alternately by Dennis Cooper (author) as narrator, and Jonathan Capdevielle as puppeteer/perpetrator. The reading style is appropriate to the detached and chilling nature of the story, and is complimented by a subtle and wonderfully evocative score by composer Peter Rehberg. The CD alone is easily worth the price of admission!
The book is titled "Through Their Tears", and consists of photographs by Ms. Vienne, sequenced by Ms. Vienne and Mr. Cooper. This is a 64-page book of full-color photographs on heavy stock paper. The book contains no text (the story "Jerk" appears only as read on the CD). The book is designed to resonate with the CD recording, and consists mainly of photos of what appear to be emotionally-shut-down teenaged androgynous boys of the type favored in Mr. Cooper's writings.
Highly recommended for any Dennis Cooper fan, and well worth the price!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
misleading
31 Jan 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Enjoyed the story but from the description it says that the book is over two hundred pages and in reality this story is less than thirty pages
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