Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Ben Marcus
Born: October 11, 1967 (age 56)
Bio: Ben Marcus is the author of four books of fiction. His latest book, Leaving the Sea: Stories, was published by Alfred A. Knopf in January 2014.
Known for:
- The Flame Alphabet (2012)
- Leaving the Sea: Stories (2014)
- The Age of Wire and String (1995)
- Notable American Women (2002)
- The Father Costume (2002)