The Other Hand Clapping

by Marco Vassi

"Tentatively at first, and then with more determination, a man wanders away from his marriage. He falls in love, not with another woman but with the inner sea of Zen meditation. It then becomes all the more surprising to find evidence that his wife is actually being unfaithful with someone else. This is how things stand at the beginning of Marco Vassi's 13th novel, which has the feeling of a small, jewel-like play. A novel of intricate intelligence, tremendously witty, and well constructed".--New York Times

160 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1987

About the author

Marco Ferdinand William Vasquez-d'Acugno Vassi (New York City, November 6, 1937 – New York City, January 14, 1989) was an American experimental thinker and author, most noted for his erotica. He wrote fiction and nonfiction, publishing hundreds of short stories, articles, and more than a dozen novels. Many of his works appeared as "Anonymous" in their first printings. He is most often compared to Henry Miller, has been called the greatest erotic writer of his time and "foremost of his generation," and praised by the likes of Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, Saul Bellow, and Kate Millett.