Close to the Knives
A Memoir of Disintegration
Wojnarowicz, David
Paperback
$9.72 + $1.99 USPS S/H
$0.49 of your order (5%) will be donated to the school of your choice.
BOOK SUMMARY
In Close to the Knives, David Wojnarowicz gives us an important and timely document: a collection of creative essays -- a scathing, sexy, sublimely humorous and honest personal testimony to the "Fear of Diversity in America." From the author's violent chi
BOOK SYNOPSIS
In Close to the Knives, David Wojnarowicz gives us an important and timely document: a collection of creative essays -- a scathing, sexy, sublimely humorous and honest personal testimony to the "Fear of Diversity in America." From the author's violent childhood in suburbia to eventual homelessness on the streets and piers of New York City, to recognition as one of the most provocative artists of his generation -- Close to the Knives is his powerful and iconoclastic memoir. Street life, drugs, art and nature, family, AIDS, politics, friendship and acceptance: Wojnarowicz challenges us to examine our lives -- politically, socially, emotionally, and aesthetically.
BOOK REVIEWS
"David Wojnarowicz is brilliantly attuned to American talk and responsive to the moods and innovations of society's truants. He also has the best conscience of any writer I know. This fierce, erotic, haunting, truthful book should be given to every teenager immediately." -- Dennis Cooper
"Wojnarowicz's writing fairly smokes with acrid ironies. It's passionate and personal." -- New York
"Everyone should read Close to the Knives to understand the overall political agenda behind suffering, whether that suffering occurs because of a dysfunctional family, religion, or government. Wojnarowicz explores all of his painful life experiences as a plea for all of us to become more compassionate and caring human beings. This isn't just David's story, it's our story, our nation's story." -- Karen Finley
Submit a book reviewFOR RELATED BOOKS
Biography & Autobiography Books :: People Of Color Books
Biography & Autobiography Books :: Cultural Heritage Books
MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0679732276
ISBN(13-digit): 9780679732273
Copyright: 1991
Dewey Decimal: 362.1/969792/0092
Library of Congress: 90050210
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): 0.75
If you like this book, you may also enjoy:
 | |
 | |
 | |
| Laughing in the Dark | |
My Bondage and My Freedom | |
Frederick Douglass | |
| Gaines, Patrice | |
Douglass, Frederick | |
Douglass, Frederick/ Gates, Henry Louis (EDT) | |
