Cover of Permanent Obscurity

Permanent Obscurity

Or a Cautionary Tale of Two Girls and Their Misadventures with Drugs, Pornography and Death

  • 2010 first published
  • 460 pages
  • 3 editions

Published in 2010, Permanent Obscurity is a sapphic fiction and bisexual fiction novel by Richard Perez. The story is set in East Village and New York City; Williamsburgh, in the The Bush era. It deals with Richard Perez, Permanent Obscurity, outsiders and artists.

6 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.

At about 460 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Brooklyn
  • East Village
  • New York City; Williamsburgh

Era

  • The Bush era
  • Circa 2005

Subjects

  • Richard Perez
  • Permanent Obscurity
  • Outsiders
  • Artists
  • Bohemians
  • Bdsm
  • Bisexual lesbian
  • Femdom
  • Dark comedy
  • Drugs
  • East village
  • New York City
  • Fetish noir
  • Noncomformist
  • Satire
  • Sexploitation

Quick answers

Who wrote Permanent Obscurity?

Permanent Obscurity was written by Richard Perez and first published in 2010.

What genre is Permanent Obscurity?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction and Bisexual Fiction.

How long is Permanent Obscurity?

The median edition has 460 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Permanent Obscurity?

Readers who like it often enjoy Geography Club, Empress of the World and Our Own Private Universe.

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