| The Ghost of Understanding Contributor(s): Smith, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 1551520508 ISBN-13: 9781551520506 Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2002 Annotation: onstage persona, have inspired many throughout North America and Europe. She has also turned her talents to literature, having published her first novel, "I Can Hear Me Fine", in 1993. Her long-awaited second novel attempts to find the razor's edge between order and chaos in a complicated, male-dominated world. Impressionistic sound-bytes combine with colorful, hyper-aware riffs in which Claudine, the narrator, invites the reader to participate in her subjective world of memory, vision, and flashback. Explosively intimate, it gleefully tears down sexual and social icons while reminding us that history is really only one story. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98166658 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.55" W x 8.47" (0.47 lbs) 139 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As lead singer of the two-person band Mecca Normal, Jean Smith is regarded as one of the forerunners of the Riot Grrrl movement-unapologetic, in-your-face music by women rockers who are front and center, no strings attached. Her long-awaited second novel attempts to find the razor's edge between order and chaos in a complicated, male-dominated world. Impressionistic sound-bytes combine with colorful, hyper-aware riffs in which Claudine, the narrator, invites the reader to participate in her subjective world of memory, vision, and flashback. |