The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard: A Library of America

The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard: A Library of America Special Publication
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Known during his life primarily as an artist associated with the New York School of poets, Joe Brainard (1942â€“1994) was also a wonderful writer whose one-of-a-kind autobiographical work I Remember (â€œa completely original bookâ€â€”Edmund White) has had a wide and growing influence. It is joined in this major new retrospective with many other works that for the first time allow the full range of Brainardâ€™s writing to be savored in all its deadpan wit, nonstop goofy inventiveness, self-revealing frankness, and generosity of spirit. Collected Writings gathers journals, jottings, letters, stories, one-liners, comic books, mini-essays, and playlets, much of which exist in print only in expensive rarities, if at all, to create â€œone of the most dazzlingly minute autobiographies ever writtenâ€ (Harperâ€™s Magazine). â€œBrainard disarms us with the seemingly tossed-off, spontaneous nature of his writing and his stubborn refusal to accede to the pieties of self-importance,â€ writes Paul Auster in his introduction to this collection. Assembled by the authorâ€™s longtime friend and biographer Ron Padgett and including fourteen never-before published works, here is a fresh and affordable way to rediscover a unique American artist.
Country USA
Brand Library of America
Manufacturer Library of America
Binding Paperback
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2013-08-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781598532784

Country	USA
Brand	Library of America
Manufacturer	Library of America
Binding	Paperback
Color	Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate	2013-08-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781598532784

The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard: A Library of America Special Publication

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