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Infernal Drums
Infernal Drums is Anthony's first fiction novel, set in Mexico during the 1990s, that explores the occult, along with the spiritual awakening of protagonist Jonah Burns, a writer and romantic. Infernal Drums is an offbeat, literary road novel.
281 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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June 12, 2020
A rambunctious journey into the Mexican underworld following a journalist in his wanderings. Lots of beat inflected escapades and playfully dense language. The descriptive flourishes are every now and then really notable. Seems to chronicle another time, set in the 90s, with a heavy hangover of previous decades. Captures the kinetic nature of the city’s underbelly very energetically.
Things really pick up when petty revenges and adventures into the occult come into play. Throughout, the journalist retains a reluctant agitation, directed towards his existence, equal part swept up in events and guided to them by the force of his wayward personality. For me, the novel is most successful when immersing itself in the sticky immediacy of city living. Not quite convinced by the denouement, but by that point it seemed pretty immaterial anyway.
Overall, a dirty travelogue, which wears its traditions on sweaty sleeves. Enough verve to bring something fresh to a well-populated area of literature. Enjoyed, and would like to check out the author’s short story collection, which I believe covers similar terrain.
Things really pick up when petty revenges and adventures into the occult come into play. Throughout, the journalist retains a reluctant agitation, directed towards his existence, equal part swept up in events and guided to them by the force of his wayward personality. For me, the novel is most successful when immersing itself in the sticky immediacy of city living. Not quite convinced by the denouement, but by that point it seemed pretty immaterial anyway.
Overall, a dirty travelogue, which wears its traditions on sweaty sleeves. Enough verve to bring something fresh to a well-populated area of literature. Enjoyed, and would like to check out the author’s short story collection, which I believe covers similar terrain.
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