New taboos
Subtitle: plus A state of Imprisonment and "Why we need forty years of hell" and "Pro is for Professional" outspoken interview
By: John Shirley
Series: PM Press outspoken authors series -- 11
Publisher: PM; Turnaround [distributor
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781604867619
Subjects: Prisons; Fiction
Description: Mixing outlaw humor, sci-fi adventure, and cutting social criticism, this collection draws upon John Shirley's entire arsenal. The title essay, New Taboos is his prescription for a radical revisioning of America. A new short story, State of Imprisonment, is a horrifying and hilarious look at the privatization of the prison industry. The one percent gets their comeuppance in Where the Market's Hottest. His TEDx address (delivered in Brussels in 2011) presents his proudly contrarian views of the next 40 years. Also featured is an Outspoken Interview showcasing the author's progressive sensibility, deep humanity, and mordant wit.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-108).
Table of contents: title: New taboos --; title: State of imprisonment --; title: Why we need forty years of hell --; title: Pro is for professional (Outspoken interview with John Shirley).