No. 22 Pleasure City
By Mark Fishman
A Japanese detective agency in Midwest America; a sex triangle with the vampish Angela at its apex, and love-sick Pohl and lust-warped Burnett at the receiving ends; a Fat Man devouring a huge luncheon amidst the splendours of his garden; and has-been vixen Violet seeking justice ... Read more
Overview
A Japanese detective agency in Midwest America; a sex triangle with the vampish Angela at its apex, and love-sick Pohl and lust-warped Burnett at the receiving ends; a Fat Man devouring a huge luncheon amidst the splendours of his garden; and has-been vixen Violet seeking justice and revenge. Just some of the elements of No. 22 Pleasure City, a novel that ranges in flavour between Japanese manga, pulp fiction and tongue-in-cheek pornography. The novel is a story of betrayal, obsession, rejection, friendship, and -- ultimately -- redemption.
Mark Fishman
Mark Fishman's short stories have been published in the following literary magazines: Carolina Quarterly, the Black Warrior Review, Canvass, the Mississippi Review, the Chicago Review, Insomnia, Frank (Paris), Purple Fiction (Paris), The Literary Review; his novels, The Magic Dogs of San Vicente, No. 22 Pleasure City, and Thirteen Heavens, are published by Guernica Editions. A short story, “Songwad Road,” received first prize for fiction in Glimmer Train, and appeared in issue 100 in August 2017. Short Story Takes 1st Prize in Glimmer Train. A short story submission to Glimmer Train made the Top 25 list in the Final Fiction Open January/February 2019.