More than 80 riffs, rants, and microfictions by two old bums, er, that is, MASTERS - perfectly complemented by the avant-comic artistry of T. Motley.

Renowned throughout Europe and with books translated into 14 langauges, Raymond Federman is considered a major figure in world literature. In The Twilight of the Bums he teams with fellow-innovative fiction pioneer George Chambers (the two share the same birthday and shoe size), for a collaborative send-up of buddy-fictions from Waiting for Godot on down. At turns tender, hilarious, iconoclastic, and maddening,Twilight of the Bums is exemplary of the lettres de merde style Federman has designated laughterature.

"Stan & Oliver. Frog & Toad, Bud & Lou, The Sunshine Boys, Bill & Ted, Bouvard & Pécuchet - but most of all Vladimir & Estragon - stand behind this book like defrocked priests at an inquest. Old men rule!, at least in the glimmer of a watery eye and inconstant heart." - Charles Bernstein

George Chambers was born in Cambridge, Mass., in 1931. He is the author of four previous books, including Null Set (Fiction Collective, 1977).

Raymond Federman was born in Paris, France, in 1928. He is the author of over 20 individual titles in English, including the novels Double or Nothing, Take it or Leave it, Smiles on Washington Square, and Aunt Rachel's Fur, and two books published by Starcherone, The Voice in the Closet and My Body in Nine Parts.

T. Motley wasn't born at all but sprang fully formed out of an inkstand. The creator of Hector, Aline the Alien, and many more comics and characters, he has been creating comics for over 20 years. More of his work can be seen at tmotley.com. He lives in Brooklyn.

ISBN-13 978-0-9788811-3-9. 120 oversized (8.5"x11") pages.
Print run: 2,000. Price: $16.00
Official release: May 15, 2008
Contact: Ted Pelton, Starcherone Books, PO Box 303, Buffalo, NY 14201. Phone: 716-885-2726. Fax: 716-885-2726. ted@starcherone.com
Distribution through Small Press Distribution.