So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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A fast-reading novel combing elements of vaudeville and Catholicism, starring Frankka, a traveling circus performer with a rare talent of the stigmata. When a reporter infiltrates the troupe and discovers Frankka's stigmata trick is real, her media exposure forces Frankka to flee for the California hills. Her vision quest of sorts helps her to discover who she is, and where she should go next. Ariel Gore's first novel is quirky, hip, irreverent, and inspiring.
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The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show: by Ariel Gore
KaraMaia, October 15, 2006
A fast-reading novel combing elements of vaudeville and Catholicism, starring Frankka, a traveling circus performer with a rare talent of the stigmata. When a reporter infiltrates the troupe and discovers Frankka's stigmata trick is real, her media exposure forces Frankka to flee for the California hills. Her vision quest of sorts helps her to discover who she is, and where she should go next. Ariel Gore's first novel is quirky, hip, irreverent, and inspiring.(6 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)