{"product_id":"atomik-aztex-paperback","title":"Atomik Aztex - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSesshu Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the alternate universe of this glitteringly surreal first novel, the Aztecs rule, having conquered the European invaders. Zenzontli, Keeper of the House of Darkness, is visited by visions of a parallel world run by the Europeans, where consumerism reigns supreme. Aztecs armed with automatic weapons, totemic powers and blood sacrifice conquer and colonize 1940s Europe, as ghosts of the world wars emerge to haunt contemporary Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtomik Aztex\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious read. A potent concoction, with influences from graphic novels, along with Ishmael Reed's \u003ci\u003eMumbo Jumbo\u003c\/i\u003e, the paranoia of Philip K. Dick and William Burroughs, and an outrageous cyber-Aztl n mix reminiscent of Guillermo G mez-Pe a.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSesshu Foster\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eCity Terrace Field Manual\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSesshu Foster is the author of \u003cem\u003eCity Terrace Field Manual\u003c\/em\u003e (Kaya Press, 1996), and \u003cem\u003eAtomik Aztex\u003c\/em\u003e (City Lights, 2005), Sesshu Foster teaches literature and composition in East L.A., where he grew up. His poetry has been published in numerous anthologies and journals. \u003cem\u003eInvocation L.A.: Multicultural Urban Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e, which he edited with Naomi Quinonez and Michelle Clinton, won a 1990 American Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758133903648,"sku":"9780872864405","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/56b8341a8084d1d5a3999cd535cdc3a5.webp?v=1780118878","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/atomik-aztex-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}