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Great expectations

Great expectations

EroticaLiterary Fiction
Pages
144
Published
1982
Language
English

Synopsis

" ... At the center of this form-shifting narrative, Acker's protagonist collects an inheritance following her mother's suicide, which compels her to revisit and reinterpret traumatic scenes from the past. Switching perspectives, identities, genders, and centuries, the speaker lustily ransacks world literature to celebrate and challenge the discourse around art, love, life, and death"--Provided by publisher.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

DarkComplexPhilosophicalIntellectual
Unreliable NarratorMultiple POVsDual Timeline

Genres

Erotica Literary Fiction

Authors

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Ce Santiago

Ce Santiago is the author behind Sobre lo azul, Great Expectations, and B de birra. Their work explores different narratives, offering readers a fresh perspective.

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Eileen Myles

Eileen Myles (they/them) is an American poet. Named by BUST magazine "the rock star of modern poetry," they are the author of more than twenty books of poetry and prose, including Chelsea Girls, Cool for You, Sorry, Tree, and Not Me (Semiotext(e), 1991), and are the coeditor of The New Fuck You (Semiotext(e), 1995). Myles was head of the writing program at University of California, San Diego, from 2002 to 2007, and has written extensively on art and writing and the cultural scene. Mo...

Characters

Kathy Acker's protagonistProtagonist
All characters in Great expectations