A new edition of the cult classic, with over two dozen additional stories, from the godmother of autofiction
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Cookie Mueller (1949-1989), nee Dorothy Karen Mueller, played leading roles in John Waters's Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Desperate Living and Multiple Maniacs. She wrote for the East Village Eye and Details Magazine, performed in a series of plays by Gary Indiana and wrote numerous stories that would only be published posthumously. She died in New York City of AIDS-related complications at age 40.
Olivia Laing is an internationally acclaimed writer and critic. They're the author of eight books, including Funny Weather, Everybody and the Sunday Times number one bestseller The Garden Against Time. Laing's first novel, Crudo, won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and in 2018 they were awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize for non-fiction. They're an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts and their books have been translated into twenty-one languages. Their latest novel is The Silver Book.
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A new edition of the cult classic, with over two dozen additional stories, from the godmother of autofiction
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Paperback. Etat : New. Main - Canons. Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black is the only story collection from the legendary writer, actress, ex-biker and columnist Cookie Mueller, published in the UK for the first time.Mueller chronicles her high-risk, high-reward life in glorious technicolour, from becoming a part of John Waters' legendary acting troupe to becoming a mother, from describing the hedonism of 1980s New York to critiquing the government's dire response to the AIDS epidemic. Cookie's voice is fresh, wise, freewheeling and unafraid of darkness. Like a lysergic Nora Ephron, she is the candid flipside to the idealistic hippie dream. Whether good, bad or ugly, her stories are fiercely entertaining and reliably honest.Featuring a new introduction by Olivia Laing, this edition collects Mueller's stories, columns and writings, and presents a testament to a life lived courageously and well. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781838858483
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black is the only storycollection from the legendary writer, actress, ex-biker and columnist CookieMueller.Mueller chronicles her high-risk, high-reward life in glorious technicolour, frombecoming a part of John Waters' legendary acting troupe to becoming amother, from describing the hedonism of 1980s New York to critiquing thegovernment's dire response to the AIDS epidemic. Cookie's voice is fresh,wise, freewheeling and unafraid of darkness. Like a lysergic Nora Ephron,she is the candid flipside to the idealistic hippie dream. Whether good, bad orugly, her stories are fiercely entertaining and reliably honest.Featuring a new introduction by Olivia Laing, this edition collects Mueller'sstories, columns and writings, and presents a testament to a life livedcourageously and well.'A how-to manual for a life ricocheting joyously off the rails . . . a live corrective to conformity, conservatism and cruelty' - OLIVIA LAING A new edition of the cult classic, with over two dozen additional stories, from the godmother of autofiction. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781838858483
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