Acker, Kathy 1948-1997

Empire of the senseless by Kathy Acker ( Book )
19 editions published between 1988 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 432 libraries worldwide
Science fiction-roman om to unge på en desperat rejse fra New Yorks slumkvarter til Algeriet og Paris, hvor de møder et afsindigt kaos af vold, sex og narko.

In memoriam to identity by Kathy Acker ( Book )
15 editions published between 1990 and 1998 in English and Czech and held by 402 libraries worldwide

Don Quixote, which was a dream by Kathy Acker ( Book )
19 editions published between 1986 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 365 libraries worldwide

Blood and guts in high school by Kathy Acker ( Book )
27 editions published between 1978 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 358 libraries worldwide
"Janey lived in the locked room. Twice a day the Persian slave trader came in and taught her to be a whore. Otherwise there was nothing. One day she found a pencil stub and a scrap of paper in a forgotten corner of the room. She began to write down her life, starting with 'Parents stink.' Her father, who is also her boyfriend, has fallen in love with another woman and is about to leave her ... post-punk porn to post-punk feminism ... detailed eroticism with detailed politics and... 'pop content'--a montage of conversation, description, conjecture, and moments snatched from history and literature"--Back cover.

The artist in society : rights, roles, and responsibilities ( Book )
3 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 346 libraries worldwide

My mother : demonology by Kathy Acker ( Book )
9 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and held by 335 libraries worldwide
Roman, bygget over forbindelsen mellem Colette Peignot og Georges Bataille.

Pussy, king of the pirates by Kathy Acker ( Book )
11 editions published between 1995 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 317 libraries worldwide
A reworking of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, Treasure Island, in which two prostitutes--O and Ange--use their earnings to hire a band of women pirates to mount an expedition to find treasure. A tale of sex and sado-masochism with thoughts on the human condition. By the author of My Mother: Demonology.

Bodies of work : essays by Kathy Acker ( Book )
8 editions published between 1997 and 2006 in English and held by 306 libraries worldwide
From art and cinema, through politics, bodybuilding, science fiction and the city, this work reflects and challenges the times in which we live. It offers original views on subjects such as diverse as the films of Peter Greenaway, the paintings of Goya, the writings of Marquis de Sade and copyright in the age of the Internet.

Essential Acker : the selected writings of Kathy Acker by Kathy Acker ( Book )
5 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 298 libraries worldwide
The incredible variety of AckerUs body of work has been distilled into a single volume that reads like a communique from the front lines of late-20th century America. Acker was a literary pirate whose prodigious output drew promiscuously from popular culture, the classics of Western civilization, current events, and the raw material of her own life.

Great expectations by Kathy Acker ( Book )
17 editions published between 1982 and 2006 in English and French and held by 297 libraries worldwide
En créant le bad writing, Kathy Acker a su inventer tout à la fois une écriture au désenchantement et une voix au sentiment de révolte et propose un dialogue entre la voix narratrice féminine, le monde, et les textes, Times Square, le masochisme, l'exploitation des femmes, le fantôme de la mère suicidée.