Dead Stars A Novel
Dead Stars by Bruce Wagner, published by Penguin on July 30, 2013, is a reprint edition comprising 656 pages. This novel presents a vivid exploration of contemporary culture through the lives of its characters, including Telma, a young breast cancer survivor, and Reeyonna, who aspires to enter the world of pregnant teenage porn. The narrative delves into the complexities of fame and obscurity, set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing media landscape.
Readers will find a multifaceted portrayal of individuals navigating the absurdities of modern life, reflecting themes of black humor and satire. The book captures the essence of a society obsessed with celebrity and the fleeting nature of public attention. Wagner’s work invites contemplation of the impact of post-privacy culture, as characters grapple with their identities in a world dominated by superficial narratives and reality television.
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“Dead Stars is the London Fields of Los Angeles, the Ulysses of TMZ culture—an immensely literate, fearsomely interior novel about people who are neither.”—Tom Bissell, GQ
At age thirteen, Telma is famous as the world’s youngest breast cancer survivor until threatened with obscurity by a four-year-old who’s just undergone a mastectomy…. Reeyonna believes that auditioning for pregnant teenage porn will help fulfill her dream of befriending Kanye West…. Jackie, a photographer once celebrated for arty nudes of her young daughter, is working at a Sears Family Portrait boutique…. And Oscar-winning Michael Douglas searches for meaning while his wife, Catherine, guest-stars on Glee.
Moving forward with the inexorable force of a tsunami, Dead Stars is Bruce Wagner’s most lavish and remarkable translation yet of the national zeitgeist: post-privacy porn culture, a Kardashianworld of rapid-cycling, disposable narrative where reality-show triumph is the new American narcotic.
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