{"product_id":"pervatory-9781552454374","title":"Pervatory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA novel about Berlin: a city for artists and libertines, a perfect place to find love and madness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen he tired of Toronto's insular scene, art critic Martin Heather fled to Berlin, where he tried to sleep his way through the entire population of gay men. And then he met Alexandar, who began to tutor Martin in increasingly violent sex - and in love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePervatory\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of journal entries about Martin and Alexandar's relationship. But interjections from the present, where Martin has been institutionalized, suggest that the hints we get of his increasing instability and obsession with the idea that his apartment is haunted by an evil spirit may have led to something dire ...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRM Vaughan was an astute art critic, a dazzling poet, and an important queer activist. His untimely death in October 2020 was a tremendous loss to the queer and literary communities. This novel is what he left for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552454374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200","brand":"Rm Vaughan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42353044717749,"sku":"9781552454374","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_670c1fe6-fec6-4c26-bb59-5a242f99867d.jpg?v=1661842837","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pervatory-9781552454374","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}