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Concrete Dreams: Manic D Press Early Works

by Jennifer Joseph

ISBN13: 9780916397753
ISBN10: 0916397750
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Between 1990, Manic D Press produced more than a dozen 20 page photocopied and stapled books of fiction and poetry by some of the most talented young writers from the Bay Area and beyond. Collected for the first time in a single trade paperback edition, this archival volume includes are works by twelve authors including Jon Longhi, Lisa Radon, Jorge Argueta, David Jewill, Sparrow 13, and Bucky Sinister.

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Between 1990 and 1994, Manic D Press produced a dozen 20-page books representing the work of some of the most talented young poets and writers from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. This archival volume includes rare works by Jon Longhi ("Flashbacks and Premonitions"), David Jewell ("Lizards Again"), and Sparrow 13 ("Hell Soup").

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Jennifer Joseph is publisher and editor of Manic D Press books, an award-winning, internationally-distributed independent literary press specializing in fiction, poetry, art, and travel books. Her writing has appeared in the San Francisco Bay Guardian and American Bookseller magazine among other publications. She lives in San Francisco.

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: jamestracysf, November 19, 2010 (view all comments by jamestracysf)
I love this book. It's reprints of Manic D Press' early chapbooks and brings back memories of DIY San Francisco Lit scene.
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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780916397753
Editor:: Joseph, Jennifer
Publisher:: Manic D Press
Editor:: Joseph, Jennifer
Author:: Joseph, Jennifer
Author:: Various
Location:: San Francisco
Subject:: General
Subject:: American
Subject:: Literature
Subject:: American - General
Subject:: General Fiction
Subject:: Literature-A to Z
Edition Description:: Trade Paper
Series Volume:: v. 356, no. 1415
Publication Date:: 20020431
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 240
Dimensions:: 8.50x5.50x.59 in. .67 lbs.

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