Pussy King of the Pirates (Reissue) by Kathy Acker

Pussy King of the Pirates (Reissue) by Kathy Acker

Loosely related to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Island, Pussy, King of the Pirates is a grrrl pirate story that journeys from the most famous whorehouse in Alexandria though an unidentified, crumbling city that may or may not be sometime in the future, to Brighton Town, England, and, finally, to a ship headed toward Pirate Island, where the stories converge and the vision ends.

Neil Gaiman, a close friend of Acker's, has written a new introduction to this anniversary edition. In typical Acker fashion, he's including a text exchange with one of Acker's fictional heroines, Janey Smith, along with stories of their friendship and what Acker would think of everything now, today, "as the world begins to burn."

Acker, Kathy: - Kathy Acker (1948-1997) was an influential postmodernist writer and performance artist, whose many books include Blood and Guts in High School; Don Quixote; Literal Madness; Empire of the Senseless; In Memoriam to Identity; My Mother: Demonology; Portrait of an Eye; and Rip-Off Red, Girl Detective.

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ISBN 13	9780802158291
ISBN 10	0802158293
Title	Pussy King of the Pirates (Reissue)
Author	Kathy Acker
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Black Cat
Year published	2021-01-19
Number of pages	277
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.