Close to the Knives
A Memoir of Disintegration
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · May 7, 1991
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 generation -- Close to the Knives is his powerful and iconoclastic memoir.
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- Who it’s for
- Sharp, restless prose that rewards careful, conversation-ready reading.
- Genres
- LGBTQ+ Lives, LGBTQ+ Art, Personal Memoirs
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, May 7, 1991
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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 generation -- Close to the Knives is his powerful and iconoclastic memoir.
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Street life, drugs, art and nature, family, AIDS, politics, friendship and acceptance: Wojnarowicz challenges us to examine our lives -- politically, socially, emotionally, and aesthetically.
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Sharp, restless prose that rewards careful, conversation-ready reading.
Come here for
- edgy memoir energy
- queer literary/art context
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- layered social commentary
- reference-friendly passages
Where it sits
| LGBTQ+ Lives | 84% |
|---|---|
| Personal Memoirs | 46% |
| LGBTQ+ Art | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Personal Memoirs
- LGBTQ+ Lives
- Gay Studies
- Authors
- David Wojnarowicz
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- May 7, 1991
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Personal Memoirs