The Fear of Kathy Acker by Jack Skelley

The Fear of Kathy Acker by Jack Skelley

The first complete edition of this notorious novel which maps the 1980s anarchic underground of Los Angeles.

Published in excerpts over almost four decades, Jack Skelley's "secretly legendary" novel is at once an homage to the thrillingly inventive spirit of Kathy Acker's cut-up novels and a definitive history of LA's underground culture of the mid-1980s.

Composed in bursts, Fear of Kathy Acker depicts Los Angeles through the eyes of a self-mocking narrator. Shifting styles and personae as he moves between Venice and Torrance, punk clubs and shopping malls, Disneyland and Dodger Stadium, Jack Skelley pushes the limits of language and identity while pursuing-much as Kathy Acker did-a quixotic literary mix of discipline and anarchy. In this adrenalized, cosmic, and comic chronicle of Los Angeles, Skelley's "real life" friends make cameo appearances alongside pop archetypes from Madonna to Billy Idol.

This first-ever complete edition of the book includes new essays, playlists, and a map of the 1980s Los Angeles in which its manic protagonist lives and loves.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781635901856
ISBN 10	1635901855
Title	The Fear of Kathy Acker
Author	Jack Skelley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Semiotext (E)
Year published	2023-05-09
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.