Seven American Deaths and Disasters

by Kenneth Goldsmith

Book Overview

In Seven American Deaths and Disasters, Kenneth Goldsmith transcribes words used by people describing events they had never prepared themselves to witness, as they unfurl. In doing so, he reveals an extraordinarily rich linguistic panorama of passionate description. Taking its name from the Warhol paintings of the same name, Goldsmith recasts the mundane as the iconic, creating a sense of prose poems that encapsulate both the Kennedy assassinations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576876365
• ISBN13: 9781576876367
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: powerHouse Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.6" x 7.0"