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Interviews | October 21, 2009

The Powells.com Interview with Sam Savage

2 comments By Jill Owens

Sam Savage's first novel, Firmin, chronicled the coming-of-age misadventures of a very literate rat living in a bookstore in Boston's Scollay Square. Garnering praise from authors and... Continue »

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   The Cry of the Sloth

   Sam Savage

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mongoslade118, January 6, 2009 (view all comments by mongoslade118)
my name andre i read this book about 20 yrs ago its a very accurate historical account on how grafitti &hiphop culture was in its infantcy,way before the comercialztion explosion of hiphop!

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780500274699

With:

Prigoff, James

Author:

Prigoff, James

Author:

Chalfant, Henry

Publisher:

Thames & Hudson

Location:

New York, N.Y. :

Subject:

Painting

Subject:

Techniques

Subject:

History, modern

Subject:

Technique

Subject:

Themes, motives

Subject:

Mural painting and decoration

Subject:

Street art.

Subject:

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- Themes, motives.

Subject:

Techniques - General

Subject:

History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)

Subject:

Street art -- Themes, motives.

Series Volume:

no. (HRA)

Publication Date:

September 1987

Binding:

Paperback

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

96

Dimensions:

10.83x8.20x.25 in. .91 lbs.