Kathy Acker
American novelist and playwright (1947–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kathy Acker (April 18, 1947[2] [disputed] – November 30, 1997) was an American experimental novelist, playwright, essayist, and postmodernist writer, known for her idiosyncratic and transgressive writing that dealt with themes such as childhood trauma, sexuality and rebellion. Her writing incorporates pastiche and the cut-up technique, involving cutting-up and scrambling passages and sentences; she also defined her writing as existing in the post-nouveau roman European tradition.[3] In her texts, she combines biographical elements, power, sex and violence.
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Born | Karen Lehman (1947-04-18)April 18, 1947 (disputed)[1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | November 30, 1997(1997-11-30) (aged 50) Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
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Citizenship | United States |
Notable works | Blood and Guts in High School (novel) Great Expectations New York (short story) |
Notable awards | Pushcart Prize (1979) |
Spouse | Robert Acker (1966–19??) Peter Gordon (1976; annulled) |
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