Jesus Coyote
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Building on the mayhem created by the controversial but critically acclaimed collection 15 Serial Killers Jaffe’s Jesus Coyote goes one step further. This docufictional novel based on the Manson murders proves that, just like his coyote totem, the myths around Manson hold irrevocable power. In one swooping panoramic arc, with the bloody killings at its center, Jaffe captures the perspectives of Manson, his devotees, the prosecutors, the victims and their mourners while firing a shot against the hypocrisy of institutionalized “morality.”
What They’re Saying About Jesus Coyote
“Harold Jaffe, celebrated enemy of convenient mythologies, has re-invented Charles Manson and his ‘family’ through a brilliantly calculated decomposition of cultural images and historical narratives. What finally emerges is an elegantly carnivalesque narrative headlining Jesus Coyoteand his tribe of acolytes. Not surprising to those familiar with his previous books, Jaffe’s virtuosic novel manages to be both a richly entertaining readand a penetrating interrogation of official versions of cultural history.”
—Stephen-Paul Martin
“…intellectually daring and unflinchingly honest look into this revealing and recent chapter of American cultural/criminal history.”
—Douglas Lain author Last Week’s Apocalypse
“Unlike the average novel, Jaffe’s docufiction style provides witness testimonies, phone transcripts, interrogations, and press conferences. The violence is bloody and brutal; the author’s voice is solid and smooth, reeling in the reader and keeping their eyes focused and their fingers turning the pages.”
—Midwest Book Review
“…the novel is a shocking and sensitive second-look at Manson-the-myth, told through conflicting points-of-view, at once positioning him as mystic-savior, molestation-victim and psychopath.”
—Matthew Irwin
“Harold Jaffe’s docufiction Jesus Coyote explores the media mythos surrounding Charles Manson and his followers to intriguing and compelling effect.”
—Brooklyn Rail
“As a writer, he’s a provocateur. Jaffe holds up a dark mirror to American society and what he sees is its fixation with crime, violence and sex.”
—San Diego Union-Tribune
“In his exploration of Manson, Jaffe is reasserting the necessity of righteous rebellion. And, as in all his latest work, Jaffe is probing a central question for our time: how do we so easily condemn the violence of the powerless while we either ignore or embrace the violence of the powerful?”
—Mad Hatter’s Review
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