{"product_id":"fear-of-kathy-acker","title":"Fear Of Kathy Acker","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first complete edition of this notorious novel which maps the 1980s anarchic underground of Los Angeles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComposed in bursts, \u003ci\u003eFear of Kathy Acker\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57405562487166,"sku":"NW9781635901856","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781635901856.jpg?v=1778683862","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/fear-of-kathy-acker","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}