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I Am Not Jackson Pollock
by John Haskell
ISBN: 0374173990
ISBN-13: 9780374173999
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
John Haskell's stories center on artists, writers, musicians, and actors, and the characters include not only the eponymous Pollock but also Anthony Perkins, Orson Welles, Hedy Lamarr, the Indian god Ganesh, and Hector and Paris of THE ILIAD.
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"Nine intriguing debut pieces....Intellectually dazzling, emotionally chilly, and bound to provoke."
-- Kirkus
"'[S]tory' does not properly describe what lies within these pages. True, Haskell's pieces are, to an extent, fictional narratives. However, they're also haunting history lessons, sophisticated notes on film and melancholy meditations on survival and death....Each piece is equally original, sad and strange...."
-- Nation
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Published date: 2003
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
Pages: 180
Publisher's Notes
A collection of short works includes "Elephant Feelings," which intertwines the story of a circus elephant, the Hottentot Venus, and the Indian god Ganesha; "Dream of a Clean State," in which Jackson Pollock has an identity crisis; and "The Judgment of Psycho, " an analysis of the sexual dynamic between Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins.
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock: Stories
John Haskell
A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Mylar over dustjacket. Binding solid and tight. No creases. Mylar is slightly dirty. ( more information)
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock: Stories
John Haskell
A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Mylar over dustjacket. Binding solid and tight. No creases. If you choose standard shipping, it could take up to 14 BUSINESS days and in rare cases 21. ( more information)
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock: Stories
John Haskell
Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock
Haskell, John
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003-04-01. Hardcover. New. GREAT Bargain Book Deal - some may have small remainder mark - Ships out by NEXT Business Day - 100% Satisfaction Guarantee! ( more information)
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock
Haskell, John
NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux. 2003. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine. Contents: Dream of a clean slate -- Elephant feelings -- The jedgment of Psycho -- The faces of Joan of Arc -- Capucine -- Glenn Gould in six parts -- Good world -- Crimes at midnight -- Narrow road. ( more information)
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock: Stories
John Haskell
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003-04-16. Hardcover. Like New. This a hardcover book with a dust jacket.This book is in excellent condition. It's like NEW!! ( more information)
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock
Haskell, John
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
Offered by Karl W. Theis & Sons (United States)
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock (Qty: 25)
John Haskell
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2003. Illustrated 1st Edition. Hardcover. Brand New. 8.50 x 5.80 x 0.80. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 12.0 oz. A collection of short works includes Elephant Feelings, which intertwines the story of a circus elephant, the Hottentot Venus, and the Indian god Ganesha; Dream of a Clean State, in which Jackson Pollock has an identity crisis; and The Judgment of Psycho, an analysis of the sexual dynamic between Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. John Haskell's stories center on artists, writers, musicians, and actors, and the characters include not only the eponymous Pollock but also Anthony Perkins, Orson Welles, Hedy Lamarr, the Indian god Ganesh, and Hector and Paris of THE ILIAD. Nine intriguing debut pieces....Intellectually dazzling, emotionally chilly, and bound to provoke. -- Kirkus Reviews (02/01/2003) -- '[S]tory' does not properly describe what lies within these pages. True, Haskell's pieces are, to an extent, fictional narratives. However, they're also haunting history lessons, sophisticated notes on film and melancholy meditations on survival and death....Each piece is equally original, sad and strange.... -- Nation (06/16/2003). . ( more information)
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I AM NOT JACKSON POLLOCK. Stories
Haskell, John
New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux., 2003. First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket has some minor rubbing otherwise Fine/Fine.. As New. ( more information)
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I AM NOT JACKSON POLLOCK
HASKELL, JOHN
New York Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2003 Hardcover SIGNED FIRST EDITION FINE / NEAR FINE Provocative short stories about artists, actors, writers, and musicians - from Glenn Gould to Joan of Arc - who are at once painfully human and larger than life. Haskell expands small psychological moments within larger, famous lives to explore the nature of habit and desire. 180 pp. ( more information)
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock
Haskell, John
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003. 1st . Hardcover. NF/NF. no. Collection of short fiction: haunting and hypnotic meditations on art, movies, literature, and life. Quarter-cloth boards. Hardcover ( more information)
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I Am Not Jackson Pollock: Stories
Haskell, John
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2003. (1st) Slightly smaller, thinner book, fine black cloth spine, black boards, very bright gilt spine, 180 pages. DJ glossy black and white, praise on back from Jim Crace, Geoff Dyer and A.M. Homes. DJ and book, both Very Fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Fine. ( more information)
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