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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 355 pages and is available in paperback format. Brite s first novel, lost souls, was nominated for best first novel of 1992 by the horror writers association and for a lambda literary award. Brites books tend to make you sweat if not from the descriptions of humid new orleans summers, then from the hot peppers and hot sex her characters relish. Brite is the author of eight novels and four short story collections.
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Lost souls 1992 drawing blood 1993 exquisite corpse 1996 the value of x 2002 soul kitchen 2006 poppyzbrite. His later work moved into the genre of dark comedy, with many stories set in the new orleans restaurant world. Drawing blood is a character study of the best sort. Trevor is a young man returning to the house where his mother and brother were killed 20 years ago. Jun 25, 2017 dread dialectic, where scix maddix and michael t bradley discuss horror novels, with a specific focus on representational andor indie titles though not every episode will be such.
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