{"product_id":"burn-collector-collected-stories-from-one-through-nine-paperback","title":"Burn Collector: Collected Stories from One Through Nine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAl Burian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBurn Collector\u003c\/em\u003e compiles the first nine issues of Al Burian's sporadically published and widely acclaimed personal zine. Beginning in the mid-nineties, Burian distributed his work through the tight-knit network of the DIY punk music scene. \u003cem\u003eBurn Collector\u003c\/em\u003e caught on because of its unusual content--in a scene rife with dogmatic political diatribes and bland record reviews, Burian presented his readers with humorous anecdotes, philosophical musings, and nuanced descriptions of odd locales and curious characters, taken mostly from outside of the punk milieu--and also because of the author's narrative voice, which reflected the literary influences of Celine, Henry Miller, or even David Sedaris more than the influence of his contemporaries in the zine world. The writing in \u003cem\u003eBurn Collector\u003c\/em\u003e blueprinted a post-punk persona that was smart, strange, political but not correct, attached to subculture, but striving also for a connection to the world at large, and to the greater themes of human existence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book went through six printings, along the way garnering acclaim from readers, inspiring a film (Matt McCormick's 2009, \u003cem\u003eSome Days are Better than Others\u003c\/em\u003e) and a major label album (Thrice's 2003, \u003cem\u003eThe Artist in the Ambulance\u003c\/em\u003e). More importantly, the book inspired readers to write and self-publish: to do it themselves, in the true punk spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl Burian began producing small-run photocopied pamphlets, or zines, while touring with bands in his early 20s. Since then he has published two collections of his efforts, \u003ci\u003eNatural Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThings Are Meaning Less\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770851066144,"sku":"9781604862201","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9ff63cd1f79a995ca49c7f96ba1e8181.webp?v=1780379484","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/burn-collector-collected-stories-from-one-through-nine-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}