num_pages: 96
description: A wickedly entertaining collection of poems from one of the most distinctive new voices in New Zealand writing, this book offers a wide-ranging variety of poetry. The selection includes everything from autobiographical lyrics like "The Adulterer Becomes a Roadie for the Clash and Thinks About Sleeping with Their Girlfriends" and the long poem "Ophelia." about the tender love between an adolescent boy and an orangutan, to the reconstructed writings of Nelson legend Fidel Serif.
language: English
title: The Adulterer's Bible
titlecomplete: The Adulterer's Bible
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 4
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Jessie Mackay Award Best First Book Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing
publisher: Victoria University Press