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      The 7th Man

      by Melanie Rae Thon
      Published
      Nov 2015
      Main Genre
      Literary Literary
      Pages
      84
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      In stark, fevered, poetic lines, Valen Arnoux confesses his intimate participation in 131 executions. As a prison guard and member of the strap down team, he is compelled to rehearse, to perfect his timing and skills, to synchronize his movements with the precise choreography of the team. Each member takes his turn playing the role of the condemned, "because no body is the same, and every man responds differently." These theatrical performances catalyze an uncanny sense of identification-any man might be himself, his closest friend, his brother...

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      First Edition Nov 2015 New Michigan Press ISBN 1934832529
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