--- product_id: 178890409 title: "Closer" brand: "dennis cooper" price: "₹ 4753" currency: INR in_stock: false reviews_count: 7 category: "Books" url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/178890409-closer store_origin: IN region: India --- # Closer **Brand:** dennis cooper **Price:** ₹ 4753 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Closer by dennis cooper - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 4753 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/178890409-closer) ## Best For - dennis cooper enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted dennis cooper brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description ## Images ![Closer - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41TdAyWI8RL.jpg) ![Closer - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/21PiWWjU%2BeL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A writer who challenges even the most bleak of hearts *by M***P on 23 January 2017* Dennis Cooper is a writer who challenges me as a reader. His work is dark, uncompromising yet deeply compelling. What scares and excites me about Coopers writing is it's ability to arouse and disgust all at the same time. His writing manifests emotions and fantasies that I myself never dreamed would exist in my mind. By these standards Dennis Cooper and his books burn into my soul. They offer me the chance to think, reflect, yet ultimately hate myself for enjoying something that reaches the darkest parts of gay erotica. But Closer is so much more. An interconnected Web of short stories that are painful, sensual, sadistic and sad. There are no comparisons to Cooper except maybe the writing of Peter Sotos which is even darker. Highly recommended for those who need a literary and emotional challenge. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THE INCREDIBLY EMPTY LIVES OF AMERICAN TEENAGERS *by A***R on 11 September 2000* 'Closer' was Dennis Cooper's first full-length novel, having spent twenty years making a name for himself as a gay poet whose principal themes were drugs, sex, death, teenagers and the general meaninglessness and inexplicability of life. Even by gay standards his work is controversial, because of his refusal to shy away from the darker corners of gay desire. Indeed, it is in the dark corners that most of his work resides, exploring the boundaries (or perhaps revealing the terrifying absence of boundaries) between the barely excusable - obsession, sadism, violence, perversion - and the completely inexcusable - paedophilia, rape, mutilation, muder.This novel is in fact closer to a collection of inter-related short stories (which seems to be how it began life) centring aroung the beautiful but intensely vulnerable high school sophomore George Miles. As a number of friends and acquaintances relate in turn how they noticed, fell for, enticed, seduced and bedded George, a picture begins to emerge of his alarming passivity when it comes to sex, as if he finds it easier to lie down and 'play dead', allowing his partners to do what they want to him, than take any active role himself. The majority of his lovers (most of whom are so self-obsessed that they try to use sex with George as a way of figuring out what they think and feel about themselves, without much success) become so unnerved by his behaviour that they cannot maintain the relationship. Before long, however, George comes to the attention of a group of older men, who find his corpse-like quality during sex more stimulating than his peers.The book's power comes from George's complete inability to explain the way he behaves. He attempts to blunt the appalling hollowness of his life and his incapacity to articulate who or what he is by being permanently stoned, constantly seeking out sexual contact in the hope that other people will be able to supply the substance his own existence lacks. However, the lives of the other characters are just as shallow and directionless: John refuses to comment on the meaning of his weird artwork for fear that it might not actually mean anything; David withdraws into a complete fantasy world where he is a famous pop star adored by all (whereas in reality even George has dismissed him as insane); Phillippe becomes addicted to coprophagia as a way of escaping the fact that he doesn't have the guts to murder anyone. And over all of them hangs the disquieting thought that, in the end, their deaths may well prove more significant than their lives ever were.Cooper's world, shot through with moments of bleak humour and genuine horror, is a shocking, moving and worrying place to be (worrying because of how close it might come to the truth). This book, the first in a five novel cycle, explores the extent to which the emptiness in our lives cannot ultimately be overcome, and how all our interactions with each other - taking drugs, having sex, getting a boyfriend, falling in love - cannot be imbued with a meaningfulness they do not possess. Although this book will still upset the faint-hearted, Cooper left it to his later novels to explore the full horror of the lengths to which some people will go to fill this gaping emptiness. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thrown to the Wolves *by J***R on 20 June 2008* I read the book twice before I wrote this review (which was quick to do since the novel is only 130 pages long), once to read the content, and again to see Cooper's vision. While I cannot personally identify with his facination and association with love/sex/violence/death, I cannot deny that this book is powerful. George Miles is incredibly sympathetic and complex despite lacking clarity, while those around him are so incredibly depraved and self-indulgent (to the point that they BS themselves). If you can read past the "rebellious" content, then it's for you. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/178890409-closer](https://www.desertcart.in/products/178890409-closer) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-04-28*