| The Anarchist's Girlfriend Contributor(s): Weinstein, Susan I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1938349520 ISBN-13: 9781938349522 Publisher: Pelekinesis Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Urban - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 813.6 |
| LCCN: 2016946745 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.15 lbs) 410 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fiction. The definitive new edition of an underground classic. THE ANARCHIST'S GIRLFRIEND walks the Bowery in early 1980's New York City and absorbs the atmosphere and emotions of those around her. Both mystic and blank canvas, the AG's encounters reflect her society--art, politics, business, religion. Inspired by Dostoyevsky's divine Idiot, the AG is a clairvoyant Brooklyn Go-Go Girl who designs clothes of the future. Delightfully retro and powerfully prescient, the novel satirizes New York's bohemian underground and the America of any time. The AG's roommates include her beloved Anarchist, a silkscreen artist who wants to resolve Ireland's troubles with organic food, and nihilistic Sandy, a video v rit switchboard operator. The story also involves the Llama, who's in the religion business, and his employee, Wayne, a deaf mute journalist with a nose for truth. As passion and hypocrisy erupt in a cloud of dust, character becomes destiny in this novel of ideas. The AG must save her imperiled city. And in the end, innocence is not lost but transcended. |
Contributor Bio(s): Weinstein, Susan I.: - Susan I. Weinstein is a writer, playwright, and painter. Susan's short fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous literary magazines, including The Metric and The Portable Lower East Side a literary magazine in NYU's collection of the lower east side art and literary movement. Currently, she is at work on a WWII novel based on blacked out V-mail. She wrote Rabies, a new language play produced by A.C.T. in Squaw Valley in 1974 and later developed White-Walled Babes at The Public Theater, produced at Trinity Rep among others. Her play Something About That Face was produced at NY's Harold Clurman Theater. Currently, she's working on a new play called The Making of ADD/ADHD. Susan is married and lives in NYC. |