Theatre of Incest

In normal, everyday tones, a story is told by the perpetrator of triple incest: first with his mother as a child and a young man, then with his daughter as he grows into mature manhood, and finally with his sister in middle age. This primeval fairytale burns with an icy passion as the narrator switches roles along with familial relationships. The quasi-metaphysical lucidity with which he pursues his odd fate is eerie, particularly in light of his apparent innocence as to the perverse nature of his taboo attachments, and the theatrical artifice with which he pursues them. In the end, his passionate desire is so earnest that the reader is left to wonder if he is truly a monster or an innocent: who is directing whom?

"Alain Arias-Misson has lovingly polished his unsettling dark familial jewel until it shines as brightly as those brilliant gems of his precursors, connoisseurs of incest, Fernando Arrabal, Pierre Klossowski, and Mario Vargas Llosa."��alter Abish

"Arias-Misson is a truly 'mid-Atlantic' literary artist, an heir to both worlds, publishing pieces both verbal and visual, here and abroad."��ichard Kostelanetz

"Arias-Misson may be the most innovative writer around today, he is not just innovative. He also happens to be one of the truest mirrors flashing out there."��ugene Wildman