In the Shadow of the American Dream - The Diaries of David Wojnarowicz

David Wojnarowicz

Open Road Media

2014

287 páginas

9h 34m

ISBN-13: 9781480489608

In the Shadow of the American Dream tells the story of Wojnarowicz’s emergence as an artist and writer: from publishing his first photographs-the Arthur Rimbaud in New York series-and writing monologues based on the world of outsiders he encountered; to touring Europe as a renowned painter and publishing his tour de force, Close to the Knives. In the Shadow of the American Dream offers an intimate glimpse of the New York art scene in the 1980s, and is finally a record of the private Wojnarowicz, falling in love for the first time, exploring erotic possibilities on the Hudson River piers, becoming overwhelmed by the demands of survival, and searching for the pleasure and freedom he believed one could live on.

At once frightening and courageous, joyous and disturbing, enlightening and honest, In the Shadow of the American Dream is a treasured addition to the enduring literary legacy of David Wojnarowicz and a true testament to his unique brilliance.