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The childlike life of the Black Tarantula
- Title
- The childlike life of the Black Tarantula / by the Black Tarantula.
- Author
- Black Tarantula, 1948-1997.
- Publication
- San Diego, Ca. : Community Congress Press, 1973.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | Arents BIP (Acker, K. Childlike 1973) 98-391 | Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- 6 pts.; 22 cm.
- Subject
- Experimental fiction, American
- Note
- "By the Black Tarantula (alias Kathy Acker)"--Colophon, pt. 1. All parts copyright by Kathy Acker.
- Imprint in pt. 1 only.
- Reproduction of typescript.
- Issued in wrappers (pts. 1-2, 4-5) or paper covers with cover title (pts. 3, 6), wire-stitched.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- [1] Intention: I become a murderess by repeating in words the lives of other murderesses (some lives of murderesses) -- 2. A point-to-point comparison between my life and the life of Moll Cutpurse, the Queen-Regent of Misrule, the Roaring Girl, the benevolent tyrant of city thieves and city murderers, the Bear Lady -- 3. A secret document: I move to San Francisco, I begin to copy my favorite pornography books and become the main person in each of them -- 4. I become Helen Seferis, and then, Alexander Trocchi -- 5. I explore my miserable childhood: I become William Butler Yeats -- 6. The story of my life.
- Call Number
- Arents BIP (Acker, K. Childlike 1973) 98-391
- OCLC
- NYPG98-B1393
- Author
- Black Tarantula, 1948-1997.
- Title
- The childlike life of the Black Tarantula / by the Black Tarantula.
- Imprint
- San Diego, Ca. : Community Congress Press, 1973.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- Arents BIP (Acker, K. Childlike 1973) 98-391