Investigating Sex by Jose Pierre
Records various aspects of sexual love, cataloguing preferences and positions, quality and quantity. This is a fundamental text for understanding the surrealist movement and, for all its idiosyncrasies, a document that still retains an extraordinary vitality.
These discussions are absolutely fascinating-- Kathy Acker, author of Blood and Guts in High School
... readers are in for a treat: a cascade of opinion, at times insightful, frequently infuriating, often comedic. -- Zoe Strimpel * The Observer *
... readers are in for a treat: a cascade of opinion, at times insightful, frequently infuriating, often comedic. -- Zoe Strimpel * The Observer *
José Pierre was a playwright, novelist and art historian. He belonged to the postwar Paris surrealist group that formed around André Breton. He was a member of Actual, an archive for the dissemination of the secret history of surrealism. JoAnn Wypijewski is a writer and editor based in New York. From 1982 to 2000, she was an editor at the Nation magazine. She has written for the magazine, as well as for Harper's, CounterPunch, the New York Times Magazine, the Guardian, and other publications. She is on the editorial committee of the New Left Review. She was the co-editor with Kevin Alexander Gray and Jeffrey St. Clair, of Killing Trayvons: An Anthology of American Violence. José Pierre was a playwright, novelist and art historian. He belonged to the postwar Paris surrealist group that formed around André Breton. He was a member of Actual, an archive for the dissemination of the secret history of surrealism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844677122 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844677125 |
| Title | Investigating Sex |
| Author | Jose Pierre |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2012-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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