{"product_id":"kissing-dead-girls-paperback","title":"Kissing Dead Girls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaphne Gottlieb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFusing pornography and postfeminist theory, transcript and tell-all, these playful, penetrating poems and stories reach off the page in search of what it is to be known, both to the masses and to the \"Other.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGertrude Stein's work is co-opted and re-seen in an attempt to unpack the relationship between love and war; Walt Whitman makes a command performance in dismembered bits of forced formal verse; and \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil in Miss Jones\u003c\/i\u003e are sutured together in an attempt to locate the horror of desire.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaphne Gottlieb\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of ten books including her recent collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003ePretty Much Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. Previous works include \u003ci\u003eDear Dawn: Aileen Wuornos in her Own Words\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of letters from Death Row by the \"first female serial killer\" to her childhood best friend. She is also the author of five books of poetry, editor of two anthologies, and, with artist Diane DiMassa, the co-creator of the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eJokes and the Unconscious\u003c\/i\u003e. She has relentlessly toured coast to coast, headlining solo tours as well as appearing with Hal Sirowitz, Lydia Lunch, and Maggie Estep. She has appeared at SXSW, Bumbershoot, and LadyFest Bay Area, and her poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in more than 50 anthologies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaphne is the winner of the Acker Award for Excellence in the Avant-Garde, the Audre Lorde Award for Poetry, the Firecracker Alternative Book Award, and is a five-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. She lives in San Francisco, where she is frequently seen with her three-pound, toothless, humpback chihuahua, Doomsday Honeymoon, nestled in her arms.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.26 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761123066144,"sku":"9780979663659","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/184f85dc51cc7b7baf745f09bebcbb0f.webp?v=1780200390","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kissing-dead-girls-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}