Altered Biography: The Womb Years

By Douglas Isaac

In the tradition of non-traditional, genre-defying works of fiction by Arsenal writers such as Michael Turner and M.A.C. Farrant, Altered Biography is a warped, wry novel that fuses autobiography, memoir, and satire. It champions the story of Generation XY: a man and woman die and reunite as sperm and ovum in a SoHo loft-like womb, which marks only the beginning of this surreal and brutally funny tale, depicting an amoral millennial society of lost souls desperate for personal fulfillment and social status; the narrative, moving at a breakneck speed, careens recklessly from operating room to holding cell to fallopian tube. Every death sets the stage for a new beginning; every last gasp begins a mad dash by millions of sperm trying to reach the proverbial ovum. In Altered Biography , Douglas Isaac perverts the mundane in an otherworldly, unconventional exploration of men, women, and the great abyss. It marks the introduction of a fresh and distinctive new literary voice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551520729
• ISBN13: 9781551520728
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.9" x 0.5" x 5.4"