| Burning bushes, neon halos, preachers, sinners, false prophets, schizophrenic Santas, talking dogs, healing hands, living tattoos and much more is revealed.
You’ll be horrified by a modern Messiah created from the body parts of long-dead saints. You’ll discover that today’s most recognized saint, jolly old St. Nick, has divorced Mrs. Claus in search of an easier life.
The chronicle of a man’s bizarre and disturbing addiction from childhood to death. A saint loses his healing power, only to be found in his son. A kid sees the devil in his classroom. An unacknowledged prophet witnesses the image of the Virgin Mary in a bowl of oatmeal.
These stories explore life in an increasingly profane modern world. Featuring new fiction by Giovanni Arduino, Cristiana Astori, Grant Bailie, Alan Bissett, Valeria Francesca Brignani, Dan Chaon, N. Frank Daniels, Luca Dipierro, Greg Downs, Michael A. Fitzgerald, Timothy Gager, Davide Garbero, Danni Iosello, Noria Jablonski, Roy Kesey, Jon Konrath, David R. Matthews, Claudio Morandini, Giona A. Nazzaro, Erin O’Brien, James P. Othmer, Rob Roberge, John Sheppard, Giuseppe Signorin, Simone Tordi, Federico f. Zanatta.
SANTI: LIVES OF MODERN SAINTS will enlighten and amuse, terrify and redeem. This unique and comprehensive anthology leaves a lingering aftertaste that will stay with you for years to come.
Includes the CD WHERE'S MY HALO? Five Stories from SANTI with original soundtracks by Sin Ropas (USA), Blake/e/e/e (USA/Italy), Polmo Polpo (Canada), Garland of Hours (USA), absinthe (provisoire) (France) |
