American Blasphemer

By John Matthew Gillen

American Blasphemer is the story of a lovesick writer named John who moves to NYC to escape his dysfunctional family after getting dumped by his girlfriend. An epic literary novel written in the tradition of Denis Johnson, Charles Bukowski, and Hunter S. Thompson, each chapter delivers new characters and unforgettable experiences - a knife fight with a sex addict, psychedelic family Christmas, a Cathedral burning in Manhattan, a midnight visit to Elvis's grave, and more. This harrowing journey through American carnage culminates in a showdown with a tattooed witch and warlock who try to get John to join their coven after meeting him at a concert in Times Square.

In its account of the war for one man's soul, American Blasphemer offers a poetic, brutal, yet authentic portrait of a deeply troubled nation entering its second bout with the Roaring Twenties.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1951937120
• ISBN13: 9781951937126
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Epigraph Publishing
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"