American writer Poppy Bright: biography, features of creativity and the best books

Poppy Bright - the author working in the direction ofplatterpunk, on her account a lot of bestsellers. This is a bright and unordinary personality, which in its works touches on many modern themes. Poppy Z. Bray is an American writer who has a splendid syllable. Her work has a huge number of admirers and opponents. Someone writes her works in the number of loved ones, while others do not want to hear anything after reading the first pages. But one can definitely say that her work is a shock. Among many other authors, Poppy Z. Bright stands out.

Biography

Coming from Poppy from Kentucky. She was born in 1967. Father taught economics at the Institute of New Orleans. When the writer was 6, her parents divorced. Then the mother took the girl to North Carolina, but she often came to visit her father. And by 1993 I returned to New Orleans.

In July 1989, at a concert of the band Government Cheese, she met her husband, Christopher DeBarre. The eccentric chef who danced at the concert, then went to Poppy and tried to make him dance with him. He sunk into her soul, and they were together for a long time. However, the marriage broke up in 2011, and now the writer is in a relationship with the artist and photographer Gray Cross.

As you know, New Orleans is considered a city of free views, informal from all over the country, as well as from around the world come to visit carnivals, and it is here that Bright feels comfortable. The writer often said that she was to be born in the body of a homosexual man, so it is not surprising that it was New Orleans that became the favorite city and refuge of such a creative person.

And in 2011 her dream came true, she changed the sex, becoming a homosexual man. In general, to achieve the goal took almost a year. Now the writer feels absolutely harmonious. And bears the name of Billy Martin.

Hurricane Katrina

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina pretty much destroyed New Orleans. Poppy Bright was one of the few remaining in the city, after she still had to leave for a short while, but she was among the first 70,000 returned home. The writer strongly condemned people who left their homes forever, saying that there is something more important than their own safety. Feel at home and feel the place that takes you. Later, this event was reflected in the work of Poppy.

Creative activity

From the gothic novels, horrors, and small stories, Poppy Bright began her creative career. The books "Lost Souls", "Drawings on Blood", "Exquisite Corpse" can be attributed to the most famous.

All the work of the writer has undergone a lot of negative reviews both from critics and from readers, but nevertheless, there were many connoisseurs and people who considered something special in her books. Therefore, if someone is looking for something unusual, then the books of Mrs. Bright will surely shake the imagination.

Then she was approached from the agency, which publishes a series of the legendary comic "Raven", and the writer was invited to participate. She wrote a work that coincides in style with the narratives. "Raven: The Heart of Lazarus" tells of a hero who returned from the world of the dead to restore justice.

And already by the beginning of the two thousandth she passes from the horror genre to the comedy, without leaving her creative activity in the direction of the documentary literature, as well as work in the journal Peretz Chile.

And at first glance, it may appear that the main theme that Bright Poppy Zad reveals is homosexuality. But this is far from the case. In fact, the syllable is beautifully polished, and the books themselves are full of unusual plot twists and interesting characters, but in general the main thing the writer tells about is love.

"Courtney Love: The Real Story"

In 1996, Courtney Love, the widow of the legendary soloist of the Nirvana band, Kurt Cobain, turned to Poppy. At that time, there were a lot of rumors about the fact that it was Courtney who was to blame for her husband's death, and in order to debunk all such conversations, she decided that someone should write her biography, and from all the authors she chose Poppy Bright, believing that This is the person who can perfectly present the information. Courteney read the book "Lost Souls." And after a long work the writer got access to a lot of personal materials. And in 1997, the book "Courtney Love: The Real Story" was published.

"Exquisite corpse"

Andrew Compton is a serial killer and homosexual who is serving a life sentence in prison. He is in his cell and talks about life and death and about his actions. He is less than 30, and on his account more than three dozen victims, and, unlike many other maniacs and murderers, he does not repent of what he did. They are not driven by any complexes or experience, he is from a good family, he has no problems in dealing with girls, he just likes to kill.

One of the main characters is the young Tran. He has unconventional sexual orientation, because of what quarrels with his parents and leaves home. Also, his former boyfriend has AIDS. He is frightened by the possible impending death. He meets Jay Byrne and wants to start a relationship with him, still not realizing that his new friend is much more dangerous.

And one more character is the cannibal of Jay Byrne, he is no longer young, noble, cautious, attentive and kills people in New Orleans for many years with the same cruelty as Andrew.

And by the will of fate two assassins collide, Compton manages to escape, and he decides to go to New Orleans in search of new victims, where he encounters Jay. The latter wants to kill the tourist, but Andrew manages to contrive and be saved. They share experience and impressions and decide to commit murder together. The first to kill them is a drug addict. In addition, they enter into a love affair.

After they still decide to kill Trana, the former guy tries to save him, but too late: he manages to kill only Jay, but Compton escapes. And the only thing he regrets is that he did not kill his lover.

The book has many cruel scenes, unexpected plot twists, as well as detailed descriptions, which creates an incredible atmosphere. A lot of modern problems are touched upon, as well as questions raised by the classics. All this is written in the literary and interesting language peculiar to Poppy Bright. Reviews about the book were ambiguous, rather, even radically opposite. But, as it was said earlier, after reading very few people could remain indifferent.

"Lost souls"

A work that became a best seller in the genre of platterpunk. A story in which vampires are represented not simply as mythical beings, but as a separate biological species. The book tells about their lives in modern society and loneliness, people who are also alone and lost in their thoughts and feelings, seeking protection in some things.

Christian - a vampire, who is more than three hundred years old, he is the owner of the bar in the French Quarter. But he is lonely and hopes to meet his soulmate one day to finally cease to suffer from loneliness.

The three vampires - Moloch, Twig and Zillah - travel around the country and have not felt anything for a long time, and the only thing they have left is affection for each other.

Steve Finn works in a music store and plays in the band "Lost Souls" with his friend, whose name is Spirit. He is also an extraordinary character, he often sees visions.

Another hero is a guy named Nobody, who feels lonely and lost, peers and parents do not understand him. Not finding another way out, the teenager decides to flee. Then he learns that in fact he is the son of Zillah and the vampire, which is why it was difficult for him to live in a human family. His real mother died while giving birth, and Zillah did not know that she was pregnant. And, when a guy ends up in the Lost Mile, the main events begin to happen around him.

«Drawing on the blood»

The novel was written in 1993 and became the second in the work of Poppy Bright. Events occur in the same city invented by the author, as in "Lost Souls " . However, many years later. The main characters are Trevor McGee, a comic book artist, and Zachary Bosche, a bisexual. Relations are established between them, despite all the vicissitudes and their dark past. Zachary does not sleep with those who care about him. And Trevor, even when he was a child, his father killed the whole family and shot himself.