 A self @-@ described anarchist , Baker has been categorized as a writer of transgressional fiction , in that his novels are frequently populated by sociopathic , nihilistic characters who engage in taboo behaviors such as heavy drug use , incest , necrophilia and other practices ; and often commit acts of extreme , surrealistic violence . A man of eclectic tastes , Baker cited as literary influences writers and film directors ranging from Proust to Jim Thompson and Sam Peckinpah . He also admired the punk writer Dennis Cooper . 
 A self @-@ described anarchist , Baker <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> been categorized as a writer of transgressional fiction , in that his novels are frequently populated by sociopathic , nihilistic characters <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>engage in taboo behaviors such as heavy drug use , incest , necrophilia and other practices ; and often commit acts of extreme , surrealistic violence . A man of eclectic tastes , Baker cited as literary influences writers and film directors ranging from Proust to Jim Thompson and Sam Peckinpah . He also admired the punk writer Dennis Cooper . 
A self @-@ described anarchist , Baker done been categorized as a writer of transgressional fiction , in dat his novels are frequently populated by sociopathic , nihilistic characters engage in taboo behaviors such as heavy drug use , incest , necrophilia and other practices ; and often commit acts of extreme , surrealistic violence . A man of eclectic tastes , Baker cited as literary influences writers and film directors ranging from Proust to Jim Thompson and Sam Peckinpah . He also admired da punk writer Dennis Cooper .