{"title":"Mark Anthony Cayanan","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Anthony Cayanan’s works delve into the intricate intersections of identity, culture, and perception, weaving narratives that challenge and engage the reader. His writing is marked by a deft exploration of themes surrounding the human experience through a lens that is both intimate and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the Arts \u0026amp; Culture genre, Cayanan’s books offer a fresh and compelling perspective that invites contemplation and dialogue. Readers can expect a blend of sharp insight and lyrical nuance, making each title a distinctive journey into contemporary issues and artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"unanimal-counterfeit-scurrilous-by-mark-anthony-cayanan-9781925818697","title":"Unanimal, Counterfeit, Scurrilous","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"His is either a well-oiled universe or a chaos huddled together...he's a mannish character, unanimal, counterfeit, scurrilous.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnanimal, Counterfeit, Scurrilous\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of wild erudition and rococo elaboration, a collection of poems that loosely channels the dynamic of desire and inhibition in Thomas Mann's novella \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice.\u003c\/i\u003e The poems follow the trajectory of the ageing Aschenbach's pursuit of youth and beauty, transmuting his yearning and resistance into jittery flirtations with longing, decay, and abandonment against a backdrop of political violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems have an exuberant candour, formed by polyphonic allusions which enact the intersectionality of the speaker; by turns melodramatic, flirtatious, satirical. Like the tragic protagonist of \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e, Cayanan's collection manifests a longing for extroversion sabotaged by its own will. It is a queer performance of anxiety and abeyance, in which the poems' speakers obsessively rehearse who they are, and what they may be if finally spoken to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An effusive yet metaphysical performance of \"unfinishable selves\"...with deft use of allusion, allegory and mythic structures, Cayanan's prepossessing new book is frequently revelatory: \u003ci\u003eIn truth, when life happens, it happens in the fourth person\u003c\/i\u003e.' - Toby Fitch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384194646252,"sku":"9781925818697","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18512303482873.jpg?v=1773401883"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mark-anthony-cayanan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}