WATERTOWN, Wis., July 7, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The new book, BANANA YOU! Daemon Mishka, Volume II (now available through AuthorHouse), engages readers in a series of musings and offers a glimpse into a brief period in the life of author Mishka Zakharin. Through the absurdities of his humor and the musing of his darkest philosophies, he conveys a clear love of language and bestows a colloquial, down-to-earth manner upon his poetic expression.
This sequel to his book, Possessed by the Daemon Mishka (published by Imprint Books) BANANA YOU!, expounds on daily thoughts, feelings and events, both ordinary and strange. Zakharin lifts readers to the "highest pinnacles of happiness" and plunges them into the "lowest chasms of despair" with his reveries. Throughout this collection of journal entries, letters and vignettes, Zakharin's words tease and tantalize, and his unique perspectives blend playfully with the English language. The excerpt below illustrates his style.
Life is what you make of it/ unless, of course, each time/ you try to make something/ you get the hell beat out of you/ with the Big and Raucous Stick/ of Righteous Indignation..../ 'Do these pants/ make my butt look big?.../ (Shut-up---guys have feelings,/ too, you know!...)'/ I spent my day/ in prayer and meditation/ and quiet contemplation---/ as I spend most days.../ but the demons of the Spirit World/ sought me and pursued me,/ harangued me and antagonized me/ to no end---/ and then they beat me/ with the Mighty and Terrible Stick/ of Unholy Wrathfulness
An enticing and enigmatic read, BANANA YOU! delivers healthy doses of insight and humor mixed with fantastic meanderings through the back alleys of philosophy. "What I'm really shooting for is someplace between Shakespeare and Marx, specifically Groucho," writes Zakharin. Other literary influences he credits include Steve Martin and Fyodor Dostoyevski.
Born in Watertown, Wis., Zakharin still "drones lackadaisically along" in that same town. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. Zakharin is the author of several poetry collections, such as Big Naughty Monkey, The Mad God, And Then She Put Her Clothes On and Left and Mishka's Decameron. He has also written short fiction collections including Of Gilded Hearts and Gilded Loins and The Mishkan Book of the Dead (also published by AuthorHouse). For more information, visit www.zmishka.com.
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