{"product_id":"smothered-in-hugs-essays-interviews-feedback-and-obituaries-paperback","title":"Smothered in Hugs: Essays, Interviews, Feedback, and Obituaries - 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\u003eDennis Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In another country or another era, Dennis Cooper's books would be circulated in secret, explosive samizdat editions that friends and fans would pass around and savor like forbidden absinthe.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"His work belongs to that of Poe, the Marquis de Sade, Charles Baudelaire, and Georges Bataille, other writers who argued with mortality.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eUgly Man\u003c\/em\u003e and one of \"the last literary outlaws in mainstream American fiction\" (Bret Easton Ellis) comes a survey of his cultural criticism. From interviews with celebrities such as Leonard DiCaprio and Keanu Reeves; to obituaries for Kurt Cobain and River Phoenix; to writings on social issues--including the touchstone piece \"AIDS: Words from the front\"; \u003cem\u003eSmothered in Hugs\u003c\/em\u003e spans three decades of journalism from Dennis Cooper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected from the range of Cooper's essays and reportage in \u003cem\u003eArtforum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBookforum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDetour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInterview\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpin\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications, \u003cem\u003eSmothered in Hugs\u003c\/em\u003e presents the best nonfiction of one of America's greatest writers. Cooper has written on grave social issues, producing touchstone pieces for a generation of readers. His obituaries for Kurt Cobain, River Phoenix, and William S. Burroughs offer portraits that are both crystallizing and appropriately indefinite. His reckonings of contemporary writers are astute and unsparing. And, of course, he serves as witness to the work and play of an illustrious roster of cultural personalities--and does so with an acuity and fairness missing from most pop culture criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e Chicago\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected from the range of Cooper's essays and reportage in \u003cem\u003eArtforum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBookforum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDetour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInterview\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpin\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications, \u003cem\u003eSmothered in Hugs\u003c\/em\u003e presents the best nonfiction of one of America's greatest writers. Cooper has written on grave social issues, producing touchstone pieces for a generation of readers. His obituaries for Kurt Cobain, River Phoenix, and William S. Burroughs offer portraits that are both crystallizing and appropriately indefinite. His reckonings of contemporary writers are astute and unsparing. And, of course, he serves as witness to the work and play of an illustrious roster of cultural personalities--and does so with an acuity and fairness missing from most pop culture criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.02 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52698814808371,"sku":"9780061715617","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WGlZNTFaMmFOY2RCdkhXSzEycWk1dz09.webp?v=1763186151","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/smothered-in-hugs-essays-interviews-feedback-and-obituaries-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}