The 7th Man

In stark, fevered, poetic lines, Valen Arnoux confesses his intimate participation in 131 executions. As a prison guard and member of the strap down team, he is compelled to rehearse, to perfect his timing and skills, to synchronize his movements with the precise choreography of the team. Each member takes his turn playing the role of the condemned, "because no body is the same, and every man responds differently." These theatrical performances catalyze an uncanny sense of identification-any man might be himself, his closest friend, his brother...

Author: Melanie Rae Thon
Publisher: New Michigan Press
Published: 11/15/2015
Pages: 84
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9781934832523
ISBN10: 1934832529
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary