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The marriage of reason & squalor

The marriage of reason & squalor
The marriage of reason & squalor
In his first work of fiction, artist Jake Chapman slashes the romantic novel down to bare bone and constructs his own disfigured version from the slaughtered remains.

Chlamydia Love is gifted her very own tropical island by her fiancé, where she develops a grudging adoration for its real owner, the enigmatic bestselling author, Helmut Mandragorass. A battle between her fiancé and Helmut ensues, for ownership of the island and ultimately for the love of Chlamydia.

This mercilessly subversive tale is illustrated by Chlamydia's watercolours entitled Visions of Morass, images inspired by the island as she struggles with her feelings of agony and ecstasy.
978-0-9558620-0-7
FUEL
Chapman, Jake
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Chapman, Jake
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Chapman, Jake (2008) The marriage of reason & squalor , London, GB. FUEL, 308pp.

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Abstract

In his first work of fiction, artist Jake Chapman slashes the romantic novel down to bare bone and constructs his own disfigured version from the slaughtered remains.

Chlamydia Love is gifted her very own tropical island by her fiancé, where she develops a grudging adoration for its real owner, the enigmatic bestselling author, Helmut Mandragorass. A battle between her fiancé and Helmut ensues, for ownership of the island and ultimately for the love of Chlamydia.

This mercilessly subversive tale is illustrated by Chlamydia's watercolours entitled Visions of Morass, images inspired by the island as she struggles with her feelings of agony and ecstasy.

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Published date: 2008
Organisations: Winchester School of Art

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Local EPrints ID: 340258
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/340258
ISBN: 978-0-9558620-0-7
PURE UUID: 2681a58a-5b44-46d5-b7ac-1773ba5af7be

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Date deposited: 15 Jun 2012 12:18
Last modified: 11 Dec 2021 00:33

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Author: Jake Chapman

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