'O. Blakeston' in OBA Collectie

Blakeston guides us like a learned Mepistopheles through the sinister byways of the mind, through currents of incest, and oceans of taboo, into dark damp secret places ridden with vestiges of hideous suffering, rich and heinously veined, from ordeal by...

Blakeston's prose is densely woven and there are no threads of predictable narrative here. His vivid creation of maladjusted characters is again evident; characters who must understand their nightmare scenarios and extricate themselves therefrom.

Homosexuality is the central theme of these poems.

Problem One: Why should a young black American be accused by a black African Government? Problem Two: What does the bracelet stand for? This thriller combines the obscure menace of Kafka, the bitter wit of Raymond Chandler with neat plot mechanics.

In this mystical short story, a boy who would be a king runs off to the charms and arms of other young men, spurning the royal robes for more carnal delights.