| Halls of Fame Contributor(s): D'Agata, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1555973779 ISBN-13: 9781555973773 Publisher: Graywolf Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: " John D' Agata is an alchemist who changes trash into purest gold." -- Guy Davenport, "Harper' s" John D' Agata journeys the endless corridors of America' s myriad halls of fame and faithfully reports on what he finds there. In a voice all his own, he brilliantly maps his terrain in lists, collage, and ludic narratives. With topics ranging from Martha Graham to the Flat Earth Society, from the brightest light in Vegas to the artist Henry Darger, who died in obscurity, "Halls of Fame" hovers on the brink between prose and poetry, deep seriousness and high comedy, the subject and the self. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 814.6 |
| LCCN: 000101780 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.62" W x 8.4" (0.73 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "John D'Agata is an alchemist who changes trash into purest gold." --Guy Davenport, Harper's John D'Agata journeys the endless corridors of America's myriad halls of fame and faithfully reports on what he finds there. In a voice all his own, he brilliantly maps his terrain in lists, collage, and ludic narratives. With topics ranging from Martha Graham to the Flat Earth Society, from the brightest light in Vegas to the artist Henry Darger, who died in obscurity, Halls of Fame hovers on the brink between prose and poetry, deep seriousness and high comedy, the subject and the self. |