{"product_id":"empire-of-the-senseless-paperback","title":"Empire of the Senseless - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathy Acker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexandra Kleeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1988, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Senseless\u003c\/i\u003e marked a turning point in Acker's wild, inimitable style. Considered one of her more accessible works, here Acker candidly addresses her lifelong obsessions: childhood and trauma, language and sexuality, criminality and corruption, oppression and rebellion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbhor (part human, part robot) and her lover Thivai (a pirate) traverse Paris in a dystopian future, in search of a mysterious drug that Thivai needs in order to maintain his ability to love. Navigating the chaotic city, they encounter mad doctors, prisoners, bikers, sailors, tattooists, terrorists, and prostitutes, while a band of Algerian revolutionaries take over, and the C. I. A. plots to thwart them all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSexually explicit, graphically violent, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Senseless\u003c\/i\u003e resists the desensitizing of cultural consciousness and the disintegration of interpersonal communication. A timeless, prescient parable, it speaks profoundly to our social and political history as well as our present reality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathy Acker\u003c\/b\u003e (1944-1997) was an influential writer whose many books include \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations; Don Quixote; Literal Madness; Empire of the Senseless; In Memoriam to Identity; My Mother: Demonology; Pussy, King of the Pirates; Portrait of an Eye;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRip-Off Red, Girl Detective and the Burning Bombing of America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451580924082,"sku":"9780802128355","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/29973b2579c0c903da4162f93da04821.webp?v=1778797592","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/empire-of-the-senseless-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}