The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard
A Library of America Special Publication
$44.63
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2013
Summary
Known during his life primarily as an artist associated with the New York School of poets, Joe Brainard (1942-1994) was also a wonderful writer whose one-of-a-kind autobiographical work I Remember 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 Brainard’s writing to be savored in all its deadpan wit, nonstop goofy inventiveness, self-revealing frankness, and generosity of spirit.<…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781598532784 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1598532782 |
| Author: | Joe Brainard, Ron Padgett, Paul Auster |
| Publisher: | The Library of America |
| Imprint: | The Library of America |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2013 |
| Weight: | 635g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 138mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
“ Beautifully designed, Collected Writings reproduces the improvised, homemade feel of Brainard’s journal writings by including drawings and handwritten notes and memos and cartoons and flyers.”
—Mark Ford, The New York Review of Books
“ This is a really fun book, one that will win over old friends and new fans alike.”
—Patrick James Dunagan, Rain Taxi
About The Author
Joe Brainard
Ron Padgett is the author of many books of poetry including How To Be Perfect, You Never Know, The Big Something, and Great Balls of Fire, as well as Joe- A Memoir of Joe Brainard.
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