Abstract
"Forget all your fears now. Have a fling this night." Untrustworthy, charming Fussy Joe spins stories and breaks hearts in this rollicking tale set in the "sensational city" of 1960s Lagos. Penguin Modern celebrates fifty new books that embody the pioneering spirit of Penguin Modern Classics, each offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavor. This collection includes authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem, and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson, featuring radical essays, moving and disturbing poems, surreal and fabulous stories, transporting readers from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene, and even the farthest reaches of outer space.