{"product_id":"lust-for-life-on-the-writings-of-kathy-acker-paperback","title":"Lust For Life: On the Writings of Kathy Acker - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarla Harryman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAvital Ronell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAmy Scholder\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathy Acker was one of the most original, subversive and influential writers of the late 20th century. Known variously, and notoriously, as a consummate postmodernist, feminist, post-punk and plagiarist, her oeuvreover a dozen novels and novellashas inspired a generation of writers and artists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLust for Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive collection of essays on Acker's inimitable work, including Peter Wollen's elegiac primer, widely considered the best introduction to Acker, and Avital Ronell's erudite meditation on friendship and mourning. Together these essays by scholars and writers reveal Acker's profound and innovative project, and the ways in which fiction can penetrate the heart of political and cultural life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarla Harryman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eBaby, Gardener of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThere Never Was a Rose Without a Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvital Ronell\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at New York University, The European Graduate School and Paris VIII, and is the author of many books including \u003ci\u003eThe Test Drive\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Scholder\u003c\/b\u003e is the Editorial Director of the Feminist Press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Wollen\u003c\/b\u003e was Chair of the Department of Film, Television and New Media at the University of California, Los Angeles. His other books include \u003ci\u003eParis\/Hollywood: Writings on Film\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParis\/Manhattan: Writings on Art\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.02 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703909282099,"sku":"9781844670666","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/wQvumo1pkM9781844670666.webp?v=1763344636","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/lust-for-life-on-the-writings-of-kathy-acker-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}