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[close] Upfront I need to say that PERMANENT OBSCURITY is not "erotica" although it has strong BDSM overtones (leaning toward so-called "femdom"). It's really a dark comedy about bohemia and the difficulty of relationships (female/male and female/female) and finally the big question for anyone in the arts (or in the tabloid media): sudden fame vs. permanent anonymity. The style of the novel is inspired by '60s over-the-top sexploition films like those of Russ Meyer (FASTER PUSSYCAT KILL KILL, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS) and those Something Weird Videos, like A SWEET SICKNESS and BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL) -- updated to the Bush era (circa 2005).

BOOK TRAILER + MORE INFORMATION: Right here --> http://richardperez.net/perm-o-1.htm

"Notebook" for the novel --> http://permanentobscurity.com/

Description: ABOUT THE BOOK:

PERMANENT OBSCURITY: Or a Cautionary Tale of Two Girls and Their Misadventures with Drugs, Pornography and Death by Dolores Santana (as told to Richard Perez)
Written in the 3 parts:

PERMANENT OBSCURITY: PART 1 - THE KINKY HOOK
Whereupon we are introduced to Dolores and Serena and their kinky shenanigans.

PERMANENT OBSCURITY: PART 2 - STRANGE HUNGERS
Whereupon the ambiguity of relationships/attachments is explored. Culminating with a desperate attempt at making a so-called "femdom" film.

PERMANENT OBSCURITY: PART 3 - NO MAN'S LAND
Whereupon Dolores and Serena find themselves in a place not expected. Namely, hell.

PERMANENT OBSCURITY: the title and where it came from:
http://permanentobscurity.com/perm-ob...

What is PERMANENT OBSCURITY?
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BAD GIRL CINEMA (and its influence on the novel):
http://permanentobscurity.com/perm-ob...

The subversive power of SEXPLOITATION:
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Initially published small literary magazines, Richard Perez's first novel, The Losers' Club (aka: The Losers' Club: Complete Restored Edition) was a small press success, with three foreign translations to date: Korean, Turkish, Italian. PERMANENT OBSCURITY: or a Cautionary Tale of Two Girls and Their Misadventures with Drugs, Pornography, and Death — his second novel — also reflects his infatuation with bohemia and willful nonconformists.