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Kathy Acker (1947-1997) was an American experimental novelist, playwright, essayist, and postmodernist writer. She wrote about themes such as childhood trauma, sexuality and rebellion, and used pastiche and the cut-up technique in her texts.
Nov 28, 2022 · By stealing the work of others, the author remade herself—and reinvented what autobiographical writing could be. Maggie Doherty on Kathy Acker.
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Jul 16, 2024 · Kathy Acker was an American novelist whose writing style and subject matter reflect the so-called punk sensibility that emerged in the 1970s. Among her notable books are Blood and Guts in High School (1984), Empire of the Senseless (1988), and My Mother: Demonology (1993).
Nov 19, 2022 · Johanna Berkman traces the life of the New York Punk novelist Kathy Acker, soon to be the subject of "Eat Your Mind," a new biography by Jason McBride.
- Johanna Berkman
Novelist, essayist, and performance artist Kathy Acker was born and raised in New York City. She was educated at Brandeis University and the University of California at San Diego, where she earned her BA.
Nov 21, 2022 · EAT YOUR MIND: The Radical Life and Work of Kathy Acker, by Jason McBride. Kathy Acker — proto-punk, tough-stemmed flower, ransacker of texts, literary heir to William S. Burroughs and...
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Mar 7, 2018 · March 7, 2018. By the ’70s, the late Kathy Acker had become an East Village phenomenon. She was a transgressive feminist poet and novelist with a brutally honest approach to the topics of sex ...
