It's Summer 1991 the dawning of the New World Order; a post-MTV pre-AOL generation Jerome Shafir & Sylvie Green two former New Yorkers who can no longer afford an East Village apartment set off on a journey across the entire former Soviet Bloc with the intention of adopting a Romanian orphan Unflinchingly dark hilarious & moving
- Torpor is at once a satire & philosophy of cultural history social identity & failing relationships Dipping into the trajectory of a life at different moments Kraus interrogates convention & emotion creating characters that are flawed witty & altogether true to life Part prequel part sequel Torpor continues a project of life-writing; personal unsparing & triumphant If I Love Dick is the book of your 20s Torpor is the book of your 30s