Louis Greenstein’s review of The Last Furies appearing in the Compulsive Reader.
Excerpt: “The Last Furies inhabits a shamanic, liminal world where fantasies, yearnings, and radio waves merge to reveal secrets of the universe and mysteries of the human consciousness. From surreal desertscapes inhabited by eccentric, masked residents; to tarot readings come alive with magicians, fools, and hermits; to the anxious musings of an amputee former poet listening to a radio broadcast about a play about an amputee former poet; to a Joan of Arc inspired suicide cult; to a Mexican shrine to a mystical recluse, Biscello takes the reader deeper and deeper into a lyrical, spectral world.”
Originally from Brooklyn, NY, writer, poet, performer, and playwright, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001.
He is the author of four novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, and No Man’s Brooklyn; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His produced, full-length plays include: LOBSTERS ON ICE, ADAGIO FOR STRAYS, THE BEST MEDICINE, ZEITGEIST, U.S.A., and WEREWOLVES DON’T WALTZ.
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