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Bodies of Work

by Kathy Acker

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“Scarified sensibility, subversive intellect, and predatory wit make her a writer like no other.”—The New York Times

 

Kathy Acker is widely considered one of the important writers of the late twentieth century, yet her essays are available only in this comprehensive collection. Bodies of Work maps a wide-ranging cultural territory. From art and cinema, through politics, bodybuilding, science fiction, and the city, they reflect and challenge the times in which we live.

Synopsis:

Scarified sensibility, subversive intellect, and predatory wit make her a writer like no other.-The New York Times

Kathy Acker is widely considered one of the important writers of the late twentieth century, yet her essays are available only in this comprehensive collection. Bodies of Work maps a wide-ranging cultural territory. From art and cinema, through politics, bodybuilding, science fiction, and the city, they reflect and challenge the times in which we live.

Synopsis:

Comprehensive collection of essays by one of the important underground writers of the 20th century.

About the Author

Kathy Acker was one of the most original, subversive and influential writers of the late 20th century. Known variously, and notoriously, as a postmodernist, feminist, post-punk and plagiarist, her work - over a dozen novels and novellas - has inspired a generation of writers and artists. She died in 1997.

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ISBN:
9781852424855
Author:
Acker, Kathy
Publisher:
Serpent's Tail
Author:
Cynthia Carr
Afterword by:
Cynthia Carr
Afterword:
Cynthia Carr
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Multicultural Education
Subject:
Anthologies-Essays
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20060231
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
179
Dimensions:
7.7 x 5.1 x 0.5 in 5 oz

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Kathy Acker is widely considered one of the important writers of the late twentieth century, yet her essays are available only in this comprehensive collection. Bodies of Work maps a wide-ranging cultural territory. From art and cinema, through politics, bodybuilding, science fiction, and the city, they reflect and challenge the times in which we live.

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