Great Expectations: A Novel (Acker, Kathy)
by Kathy Acker
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Author: Kathy AckerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-01-18
ISBN: 0802131557
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Grove Press
Book Reviews of Great Expectations: A Novel (Acker, Kathy)
Book Review: a wonderful but difficult book
Summary: 5 Stars
kathy acker doesn't cut any corners - ever. great expectations might shock you, might offend you, might even hurt and disturb you. but acker can deconstruct sexuality and eroticism and living like no one else can, and you might learn a lot about yourself and this rough, confusing existence.
Summary of Great Expectations: A Novel (Acker, Kathy)
Using postmodern form, Kathy Acker?s Great Expectations moves her narrator through time, gender, and identity as it examines our era?s cherished beliefs about life and art.
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