American Whiskey Bar - by Michael Turner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A remarkable memoir about the unmaking of a film.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>American Whiskey Bar</i> is a remarkable faux memoir about the un-making of a film--a film which Michael Turner was commissioned to write. However, whether or not this film was ever "made" is debatable. And only one print is said to exist. Nevertheless, <i>American Whiskey Bar</i>, a film seen by only a handful of people, is well on its way to becoming a curious footnote to cinematic history.</p><p><i>American Whiskey Bar</i>, the book, is an attempt to set the record straight--a story of sex, violence, lies, ambition, power, paradox, dreams, and regret. Consider yourself warned.</p><p>First published in Canada in 1997, this new edition, which features a foreword by William Gibson <i>(Neuromancer, Pattern Recognition)</i>, is the first edition ever available in the U.S.</p><p><b>Praise for American Whiskey Bar: </b></p><p>"Tightly packed . . . the book weaves its way in and out of various levels of reality. . . . There's a bright, playful mind at work here."--<i>Toronto Star</i></p><p>"Turner constructs an intense, intelligent, and darkly humorous satire. . . . Too original to be nominated for awards."--<i>Quill & Quire</i></p><p>"Brilliant . . . a dazzling, dizzying multilayered blend of fact and fiction, of the plausible and the preposterous, of the real and the hyper-real. It is also screamingly funny."--<b>Globe & Mail</b></p><p><i>Globe & Mail</i> Notable Book, 1997<br><i>Quill & Quire</i> Best Book of 1997<br>Coolest Canadian Book of the Year, Chapters</p><p><b>Michael Turner</b> lives in Vancouver, where, in addition to books and screenplays, he writes art essays and edits ArsenalAdvance, a literary/visual art imprint. He has won a BC Book Prize for fiction and a Genie Award for Original Song. Recently, he has collaborated with artist Stan Douglas and filmmaker Bruce LaBruce. His novel <i>The Pornographer's Poem</i> was published this year by Soft Skull.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Born in North Vancouver, Canada, 1962. Fiction and poetry: Company Town (1991), Hard Core Logo (1993), Kingsway (1995), American Whiskey Bar (1997), and The Pornographer's Poem (1999). Awards include the 1999 BC Book Prize for Fiction and a 1996 Genie Award for Music/Original Song; as well, a finalist for the 1991 Dorothy Livesay BC Book Prize for Poetry. Lives in Vancouver, where, in addition to books and screenplays, he writes art essays and edits ArsenalAdvance, a literary/visual art imprint he founded with Arsenal Pulp Press in 1998.
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