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Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration
Book Details
- Publisher: Vintage
- Publish Date: May 7th, 1991
- Pages: 288
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.01in - 5.21in - 0.79in - 0.71lb
- EAN: 9780679732273
- Categories: • LGBTQ+ Studies - Gay Studies• Literary• LGBTQ+
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What people are saying
Joseph Osmundson is a biophysicist and author.
@NikoMBell love this, and also David Wojnarowicz's writing in Close to the Knives about queer liberation from a hellish suburban lifestyle
cartoonist/illustrator, writer, reader, cinephile, film photographer, self-saboteur, depressive neurotic, compulsive over-sharer, vegan straight edge
“Destination means death to me. If I could figure out a way to remain forever in transition, in the disconnected and unfamiliar, I could remain in a state of perpetual freedom.” - David Wojnarowicz (Close to the Knives - a Memoir of Disintegration)
An independent literary publisher since 1917. Imprints: Grove Press, Atlantic Monthly Press, Black Cat, Roxane Gay Books. We can’t go on, we’ll go on.
“It comes as no surprise that efforts to silence Wojnarowicz have outlived him.” At @tagvvrk, @adiebsteckel writes on encountering David Wojnarowicz at a time when his “voice is especially close to the knives of commodification.” https://t.co/EUqKQNc0QF
Praise for this book
"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
What people are saying
Joseph Osmundson is a biophysicist and author.
@NikoMBell love this, and also David Wojnarowicz's writing in Close to the Knives about queer liberation from a hellish suburban lifestyle
cartoonist/illustrator, writer, reader, cinephile, film photographer, self-saboteur, depressive neurotic, compulsive over-sharer, vegan straight edge
“Destination means death to me. If I could figure out a way to remain forever in transition, in the disconnected and unfamiliar, I could remain in a state of perpetual freedom.” - David Wojnarowicz (Close to the Knives - a Memoir of Disintegration)