Father of Lies

by Brian Evenson (Author), Brian Evenson (Author), Samuel R Delany (Introduction)

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2016
$17.12

[Evenson's] scary fictional treatment of church hypocrisy has the feeling of a reasoned attack on blind religious obedience. --Publishers Weekly
Provost Eldon Fochs may be a sexual criminal. His therapist isn't sure, and his church is determined to protect its reputation. Father of Lies is Brian Evenson's fable of power, paranoia, and the dangers of blind obedience, and a terrifying vision of how far institutions will go to protect themselves against the innocents who may be their victims.

Synopsis

[Evenson's] scary fictional treatment of church hypocrisy has the feeling of a reasoned attack on blind religious obedience. --Publishers Weekly

Provost Eldon Fochs may be a sexual criminal. His therapist isn't sure, and his church is determined to protect its reputation. Father of Lies is Brian Evenson's fable of power, paranoia, and the dangers of blind obedience, and a terrifying vision of how far institutions will go to protect themselves against the innocents who may be their victims.

$17.12

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 200
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Published: 09 Feb 2016
ISBN 10: 1566894158
ISBN 13: 9781566894159
Book Overview: Published in conjunction with two backlist re-releases and new work (Collapse of Horses)Sampler BLAD with Open Curtain & Last Days to be sent in Collapse of Horses mailingsSubmitted as a slipcased set to Powell's IndiespensableNational print, radio, and online campaignTargeted bookseller mailingAdvertising: Bookforum, Shelf AwarenessPromotion at: BookExpo America, Winter Institute, ALA Annual, AWPPromotion on Coffee House Press e-newsletter, website, and social media channelsGiveaways on Twitter, GoodreadsSimultaneous print and e-book release, with e-book ISBN to be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listedTargeted publicity to promote author's speaking engagements

Media Reviews

Evenson's literary genius lay in his ability to spread reasonable doubt and blur lines of inquiry. New York Journal of Books

Evenson's literary genius lay in his ability to spread reasonable doubt and blur lines of inquiry. --New York Journal of Books

Author Bio

Brian Evenson: Praised by Peter Straub for going furthest out on the sheerest, least sheltered narrative precipice, Brian Evenson is the author of ten books of fiction. He has been a finalist for the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the World Fantasy Award and the winner of the International Horror Guild Award, the American Library Association s award for Best Horror Novel, and one of Time Out New York s top books. The recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and three O. Henry Prizes, Evenson lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where he directs Brown University s Literary Arts Program.