Ken Shakin has been called the most flippant man in fiction. In 1997, LOVE SUCKS appeared to critical and commercial success, followed by REAL MEN RIDE HORSES. Shakin's talent for insulting people and animals has won him international recognition, including numerous drinks poured over his head and a lawsuit filed against him by the German state for the alleged meaning of a single sentence. More recently, THE CURE FOR SODOMY and GRANDMA GETS LAID have left critics wondering whether to laugh or cry, confirming his reputation as unclassifiably twisted.
The author's books have been sold as literary fiction, reportage, satire and erotica. None of the labels have suited the essential thrill of the read. Thrillerotica sums it up. One word to describe a sensibility that combines the shudder of distaste with a taste for the insatiable. In 2010, THRILLEROTICA will be published by Damnation Books.
Before taking up the pen, the New York native graduated from the Juilliard School with a degree in piano. A career in music and drug dealing ended when he left the country to pursue the life of a constant traveler. He presently lives in Berlin, in a house on a lake, where according to the plaque commemorating the spot, once upon a time not so long ago undesirables in the neighborhood were dragged from their homes and drowned.
And yes, Ken Shakin is his real name.
"Shakin's darkly humorous and perverse works have earned him an underground following, largely due to the fact that he flaunts every standard of decency and has never found a line he did not want to cross." —Contemporary Authors