Ken Shakin has been
called the most negative man in fiction. In 1997 LOVE SUCKS appeared to
critical and commercial success, followed in 1999 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. In 2006 THE CURE FOR SODOMY confirmed his reputation as twisted
satirist. His latest novel GRANDMA GETS LAID has critics divided in whether to laugh or cry. One blogger called it the most digusting book ever written.
Before taking up 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 at a lake, where according to the
plaque commemorating the spot, once upon a time not so long ago subversives
in the neighborhood were dragged from their homes and drowned.
And yes, Ken Shakin is his real name.