Jake Chapman: The Marriage of Reason & Squalor

Title: Jake Chapman: The Marriage of Reason & Squalor Author: Jake Chapman ISBN: 9780955862007 Publisher: FUEL Publishing Published: 2008 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good F 1639374 Publisher Description: In his fiction debut, the notorious British artist Jake Chapman satirizes the standard paperback romance novel in his own inimitable way, slashing the genre down to bare bones and creating a disfigured version from the remains. The Marriage of Reason & Squalor is a corollary to the visual work for which Jake Chapman, in collaboration with his brother Dinos, is best known. The novel opens when our heroine, Chlamydia Love, is gifted a desert island by her fiancée, but develops a fascination with its rightful owner, the devilishly unattractive writer Helmut Mandragorass, instead. A battle begins over the ownership of the island and, ultimately, Chlam