The Bourgeois Empire

by Evie Christie

Shortlisted for the ReLit Award

"A carnivalesque romp through middle age, addressing the menace of mortality while lampooning comic stereotypes . . . Pulses with life." -- Globe and Mail

A Nabokovian fever dream, an encyclopedic guide to mortal sin, and a thoroughly contemporary reimagining of Billy Wilder's classic film The Lost Weekend; and yes, of course, it's a love story too

In this sharp-witted tale of desperation and decadence, a middle-aged man tries to escape the anxieties of failure and grueling reality of everyday existence with a wide range of distractions -- from an opulent home renovation to torrents of pornography to alcohol and pills and fast cars. He's been told again and again that asceticism and a bit of restraint might serve him better, spiritually speaking. But temptation seems to follow him everywhere -- and soon the house of cards he's been building may completely collapse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550229354
• ISBN13: 9781550229356
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Misfit Book
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"