Author(s): Estelle Hoy

Fiction

Elke, a young academic with a troubled past, is about to leave town for a writing retreat when she meets Pisti, a charismatic Hungarian leftist who runs an anarchist collective in Paris.  Over one night in a Belleville apartment, old friends and new lovers discuss polyamory, politics and the art of conversation. 

A wry exploration of the seductive allure of tropes and cliché in the art world and politics, this title is also an experiment in writing, shamelessly flirting with namedropping and appropriation.

Lauren Elkin of the White Review writes: “This book is zany and provocative and really makes you feel like you’re in the mix with a bunch of queer Parisian anarcho-hipsters, downing lemon hummus and radishes, oysters and anchovies, and plotting to overthrow capitalism.”