Monstruous Bodies on Parade: An Ejaculation
Explore a curated parade of monstrous bodies and surreal ejaculations in literature. From Nick Cave's gothic *And the Ass Saw the Angel* to Viktor Pelevin's *Omon Ra* and the haunting *The Blind Owl*, this list dives into fiction that defies form—featuring the baroque horror of *The Obscene Bird of Night* and the absurdism of *Sayonara, Gangsters*. Uncover the twisted, poetic, and visceral in these unmissable novels.
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The Blind Owl
by Ṣādiq Hidāyat
"A haunting tale of loss and spiritual degradation. Replete with potent symbolism and terrifying surrealistic imagery, Sadegh Hedayat's masterpiece details a young man's despair after losing a mysterious lover ... [as he] gradually drifts into frenzy and madness."--Back cover
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And the Ass Saw the Angel
by Nick Cave
Hidden away to escape the town's self-righteous rage, mute Euchrid Eucrow finds more compassion in the family's mule than in his fellow men. But it is he who grasps the cruel fate of a beautiful prostitute, and it is he who seeks a terrible vengeance.
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Omon Ra
by Viktor Pelevin
A satire about the Soviet space program finds Omon, who has dreamed of space flight all of his life, enrolled as a cosmonaut only to learn that his task will be piloting a supposedly unmanned lunar vehicle to the Moon and remaining there to die.
