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Blood and guts in high school / Kathy Acker.

Van Pelt Library PS3551.C44 B5 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Acker, Kathy, 1948-1997.
Contributor:
Kraus, Chris.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Prostitution--Fiction.
Prostitution.
Child prostitution.
Child prostitution--Fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.
Experimental fiction.
Physical Description:
141 pages, 24 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition:
Anniversary edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Grove Press, 2017.
Summary:
"In the Mexican city of Mérida, ten-year-old Janey lives with Johnny--her "boyfriend, brother, sister, money, amuseument, and father"-- until he leaves her for another woman. Bereft, Janey travels to New York City, plunging into an underworld of gangs, prostitution, and imprisonment. Then, in Tangier, she meets Jean Genet and beings a torrid affair that will lead Janey to her demise"--p. [4] of cover.
Notes:
The corrected text with an introduction by Chris Kraus
ISBN:
0802127622
9780802127624
OCLC:
994362820

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