A Shot of Malaria by Charles Souby

Barnes & Noble Corte Madera Author Event:

A Shot of Malaria by Charles Souby

Barnes & Noble Corte Madera will host Charles Souby, Bay Area author of A Shot of Malaria and Winifred, for a Book Talk and Signing on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 7pm.

“In A Shot of Malaria, Charles Souby unfolds the twisted story of a young man, Daniel Martin, desperately hooked on heroin, alcohol, and his own delusions. Set in San Francisco in the nineties, and written as deadpan first-person narrative, the novel captures the ugly realities of addiction with sharp, ironic humor. A Shot of Malaria has been described as The Catcher in the Rye for the turn of the 21st century.” –from www.bn.com

“Written in a deadpan first person narrative (think of Huckleberry Finn as a heroin addict in a Denis Johnson novel), A Shot of Malaria is the dark, ironic and comical story of Daniel Martin, a San Francisco street musician struggling with alcoholism and heroin addiction, who decides to pursue his life’s dream of having a girlfriend over the Christmas holidays. His efforts to clean up are as dark as his addiction and his world is rocked by the deaths of several friends, a felony arrest, a series of psychotic episodes, a suicide attempt and finally a family intervention. The story if gritty and emotionally challenging, but is inhabited by dozens of colorful character who both support and thwart Daniel’s journey. A Shot of Malaria is a gripping realistic in both its ugliness and triumph of the human spirit.” –from www.charlessouby.com

Charles Souby is an author and improv actor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In November 2014, his short story, “The Durschlag Twins” appeared in the Saturday Evening Post online. He has had assorted poems published by Five Poetry Magazine, The Opening Line, Bohemia and The California Quarterly Review. He has recently completed a screenplay rendition of his widely praised first novel, Winifred. –biographical information provided by Javier Perez, Page-Turner Publicity

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