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On
the Many Deaths of
Amanda Palmer |
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the Many Crimes of Tobias James) |
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| by Rohan Kriwaczek |
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with
an introduction to Doxithanotology by
Prof. Richard D. Davenport |
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- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Overlook Hardcover (July 8, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 159020381X
- ISBN-13: 978-1590203811
- Black and White with 10 pictorial Illustrations and a number
of photos, graphs and diagrams
- $24.95 / £16.99
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| Following the death of indie pop-star
Amanda Palmer her fans and followers began posting anonymous texts
on internet blogs and in chat-rooms, taking the form of stories,
poems, essays, stream-of-consciousness explorations, each attempting
in their own way to attribute her death with some meaning through
art. Over time these writings, and the responses they generated,
began to exhibit specific shared qualities that marked them out
as a unique genre in their own right, a genre that has come to be
known as the Palmeresque. |
| This book originally set out to be
the first major study of the Palmeresque, however shortly after
initial publication all copies of the book were seized by the Boston
Police Department due to the incriminating content of Text Number
Nine. The following investigation revealed a complex web of deceit,
manipulation and literary fraud that once again raised the questions:
who did kill Amanda Palmer; who were the real authors of the texts;
who is Tobias James? Finally, and under strict restrictions, permission
has been given for this amended edition to be published, together
with an extensive appendix exploring these and other issues. |
“Through a fascinating series
of essays, stories, fairy tales, poems, introductions and appendices
Kriwaczek explores issues of authorship, celebrity, popular culture,
marketing strategies and the culminating steady corruption of art
in contemporary culture, all in a wildly exuberant, imaginative
and entertaining manner. Another sure fire winner from the author
of An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin” –
the Guild of Funerary Violinists Quarterly Newsletter
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