Krakow Melt

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Krakow Melt opens in 2005, as Poland is grappling with its newfound role as a member of the European Union. Pope John Paul II (a Pole) is approaching death while the country's soon-to-be president makes homophobic declarations. Radek, a bisexual artist, is convinced that fire is the great stabiliser. While creating miniature replicas of the world's great infernos, he meets Dorota, a literature student and budding pyromaniac. Driven by rage and sexual curiosity for each other, they buck Church, government and the LGBT community to find sexual freedom.

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Cox's splintered narrative, polished to an incisive gloss, bristles with both mischief and menace, and any of its short, titled chapters could stand alone. References to Pink Floyd, Polish pope John Paul II, and an unquenchable anger course from the first page to the last -- a pointillistic poisoned pill.
--Publishers Weekly

Cox proves himself to be a master of rebellion, a troubadour of transgression.
--Gay People's Chronicle

Cox erases taboo and delineation at every turn.... The result is a volatile book that, while mostly contained and controlled, spills over the edges to create a meta-literary experience. Like fire, Cox's novel illuminates---and singes.
--EDGE Publications

Author Cox employs terse, effective prose to reveal the consciousness of his characters and the time in which they live. His ability to create an entire world view and a sense of place - in few pages - is exceptional. In this respect, his style recalls that of another talented gay writer, Jeanette Winterson.
--Bay Area Reporter

Author Bio

Daniel Allen Cox: Daniel Allen Cox is the author of Shuck (2008), shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award and the ReLit Award (Canada) for best novel. He is also a columnist for Capital Xtra! in Ottawa, Canada.