Fire in the Belly: The Life and Times of David Wojnarowicz

by Cynthia Carr

Book Overview

David Wojnarowicz was an abused child, a teen runaway who barely finished high school, but he emerged as one of the most important voices of his generation. He found his tribe in New York's East Village, a neighborhood noted in the 1970s and '80s for drugs, blight, and a burgeoning art scene. His creativity spilled out in paintings, photographs, films, texts, installations, and in his life and its recounting-creating a sort of mythos around himself...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608194191
• ISBN13: 9781608194193
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"