# The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers: Two Novellas - Hardcover

by **Bruce Wagner** (Author)

The sacred and the profane come together with visceral force in two novellas by Bruce Wagner, _The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers_.

_The Met Gala_ follows a prominent family of influencers and would-be philanthropic socialites in the Hollywood hills as they spiral ever further away from reality. Candida is a young actress who sleeps with the "unhoused"--the ultimate charitable act--and her brother, Charlie, transitioned into womanhood at the age of eleven. Their mother and father have long been divorced but still come together to torment their children, mutilating and destroying friends and enemies along the way.

_Tales of Saints and Seekers_ is the digestivo, a collection of stories about the journey to enlightenment and the wisdom given by gurus. Where _The Met Gala_ pushes past boundaries and steps over the line, _Tales of Saints and Seekers_ knows that there is no line at all, only characters who travel on their own path, sometimes straying and other times going completely off the map. Wagner is able to hold the dichotomy of the sacred and profane in one book, smearing them together, and ripping them apart. _The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers_ is an illuminated manuscript of Heaven and Hell.  

### Author Biography

**Bruce Wagner** has written thirteen novels and bestsellers, including the famous "Cellphone Trilogy," _I'm Losing You_ (PEN USA finalist), _I'll Let You Go and Still Holding_, _Dead Stars_, _ROAR: American Master, The Oral Biography of Roger Orr_, _The Empty Chair_, and the PEN/Faulkner-finalist _Chrysanthemum Palace_. He wrote the screenplay for David Cronenberg's film _Maps to the Stars_, for which Julianne Moore won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. In 1993, Wagner wrote and created the visionary mini-series _Wild Palms_ for producer Oliver Stone and co-wrote (with Ullman) three seasons of the acclaimed _Tracey Ullman's State of the Union_. He has written essays and articles for the _New York Times_, _Artforum_ and the _New Yorker_. He lives in Los Angeles.

**Number of Pages:** 328

**Dimensions:** 1.34 x 9.06 x 6.14 IN

**Publication Date:** June 04, 2024

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