Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration
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Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration

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.
Product details
Publisher : Vintage; First Edition (May 7, 1991)
Language : English
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 0679732276
ISBN-13 : 978-0679732273
Item Weight : 9.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.18 x 0.76 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #136,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#133 in LGBTQ+ Demographic Studies
#401 in Essays (Books)
#4,051 in Memoirs (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.7
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