Close to the Knives
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Close to the Knives

by David Wojnarowicz

1991•Biography•290 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarygay/lesbianslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadssocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA grounded, stirring biography: serious and inventive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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From Amazon.com: In Close to the Knives, David Wojnarowicz gives us an important and timely document: a collection of creative essays -- a scathing, sexy, sublimely humorous and honest personal testimony to the "Fear of Diversity in America." From the author's violent childhood in suburbia to eventual homelessness on the streets and piers of New York City, to recognition as one of the most provocative artists of his...

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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BiographyDocumentaryGay/lesbianTroubled leadsSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

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BiographyHealthPatientsGay menEngelse fiksieQueer activismGayArtists

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Author
David Wojnarowicz
Published
1991
Pages
290
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