The Roaches Have No King (High Risk)

The Roaches Have No King (High Risk)

by Daniel Evan Weiss (Author)

Synopsis

When Ira Fishblatt's girlfriend, Ruth Grubstein, moves into his apartment, he has his kitchen renovated to make her feel at home. She is tickled pink, but hundreds of other houseguests aren't - the cockroaches who'd been living well, before they were boarded in and starved out. Famine slowly drives them into a frenzy, until one of them comes up with a plan. With the unwitting help of the local cocaine dealer, they'll encourage a romance between Ira and that pretty neighbour, Elizabeth, and so rid themselves forever of Ruth and her tidiness. Or there's always Ira's ex, the Gypsy, who loved to throw tantrums and food around the house.

$3.42

Save:$7.96 (70%)

Quantity

1 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Main
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 15 Aug 1996

ISBN 10: 1852423269
ISBN 13: 9781852423261

Media Reviews
?A shockingly funny, intelligent and even brave novel? Iain Banks ?[Not] just amazingly funny, it?s the sickest, most imaginative and complex novel since Patrick S?skind?s Perfume? Vox ?Shades of Kafka, Swift and Dan Marquis, Daniel Evan Weiss has written an appealing, often mordant satire about the urban condition? New York Times
Author Bio
Daniel Evan Weiss is the author of the novels Hell on Wheels, Honk if You Love Aphrodite and The Swine's Wedding. His non-fiction includes The Great Divide and 100% American. He lives in New York City.