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The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard

A Library of America Special Publication

The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard( )
Author: Brainard, Joe
Editor: Padgett, Ron
Foreword by: Auster, Paul
ISBN:978-1-59853-149-7
Publication Date:Mar 2012
Publisher:Library of America, The
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $35.00
Book Description:

Discover the works of Joe Brainard, whose quirky style earned him a reputation as a "recognizable American phenomenon" and "oddball classicist"--with a foreword by 4321 author Paul Auster (John Ashbery) An artist associated with the New York School of poets, Joe Brainard (1942-1994) was 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...
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Book Details
Pages:450
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.7 x 8.5 x 1.4 Inches
Book Weight:1.7 Pounds
Author Biography
Brainard, Joe (Author)
Paul Auster was born on February 3, 1947, in Newark, New Jersey. He received a B.A. and a M.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. In addition to his career as a writer, Auster has been a census taker, tutor, merchant seaman, little-league baseball coach, and a telephone operator. He started his writing career as a translator. He soon gained popularity for the detective novels that make up his New York Trilogy. His other works include The Invention of Solitude; Leviathan; Moon Palace; Facing the Music; In the Country of Last Things; The Music of Chance; Mr. Vertigo; and The Brooklyn Follies. His latest novels are entitled, Invisible and Sunset Park. In addition to his novels, Auster has written screenplays and directed several films. He is the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a French Prix Medicis for Foreign Literature.

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