Anthony Marais
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Anthony Marais (born 1966, Hollywood, California) is an American writer.
In 1983 Marais co-founded The Squids and during the late eighties moved to Paris, France where he studied language and art history. He studied anthropology at UC Berkeley and archaeology at Simon Fraser University in Canada, where he did field work on various Pacific islands. Marais has lived in Germany since 1995. He wears glasses.
The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Californians is one of a popular series of books dealing with the beliefs and foibles of nations. In it, Marais argues that the defining element of Californians is a collective sense of delusion – that is, a false belief that they are rooted in this once remote corner of North America.
In his novel, The Cure, a Californian fleeing from problems in university finds himself in Wiesbaden, Germany, a picturesque spa town near the Rhine River. Here the protagonist develops an obsession with the town’s healing springs leading to a surreal journey into the occult.
Plateau, a screenplay co-written with Jarek Marszewski, is the story of a twelve-year-old girl who finds the body of a dying man along the roadside near her small town. Her desire to nurture him grows into obsession and only the local drunk comes to her rescue.
Delusionism is a collection of essays which take an irreverent look at life philosophy – in particular, the nature/nurture debate and art theory. Marais emphasizes the importance of the group in survival, claims that culture is born of delusion, and advocates a return to romanticism in art.
[edit] Publications
Marais, Anthony (2000). The Xenophobe's Guide to the Californians. London: Oval Books. 1902825209.
Marais, Anthony (2006). The Cure. Newport Beach, California: Balneum Books. 097747920X.
Marais, Anthony (2007). Plateau. Newport Beach, California: Balneum Books. 9780977479245.
Marais, Anthony (2008). Delusionism. Newport Beach, California: Balneum Books. 9780977479214.
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