Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Edna O’Brien, Leader of the Banned 1
5. 1 Anti-Oedipal Desires 18
6. 2 The Liberating Sadomasochism of Things 35
7. 3 The Ungrammatical Sublime 51
8. 4 Otherworldly Possessions 68
9. 5 Myth and Mutation 83
10. 6 Disorder, Dirt, and Death 98
11. Notes 115
12. Bibliography 145
13. Index 157