Gary Lutz’s debut story collection, originally put out by Knopf in the mid ’90s, has just been revived by the venerable independent publisher Calamari Press. The book has already become a true cult item, and no wonder: It comes charged with humor, humiliation, odd sexual currents, koanlike thought patterns and an artfully gnarled syntax. Experience it for yourself tonight at Word, where Lutz will read from—and celebrate the new printing of—this lost classic.








