{"product_id":"kathy-acker-great-expectations-1982","title":"Kathy Acker — Great Expectations (1982)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKathy Acker, \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e. San Francisco: Open Book Publications, 1982. Paperback original. 128 pp. 13.5 × 21 cm. Printed wrappers; black-and-white cover illustration; original $5.95 price to rear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Fair.\u003c\/strong\u003e Spine worn and tattered, with rubbing, toning, handling marks, edge wear, and softened corners to covers. Interior pages remain in good condition. Complete and readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcker's \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e rewrites Dickens through plagiarism, autobiography, sexuality, violence, and literary theft. Published in 1982, it belongs to her key early period, when appropriation became not just a method but a form of attack. The first chapter announces itself directly: Plagiarism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rear cover carries praise attributed to Alain Robbe-Grillet — a detail that sits perfectly within the book's own unstable authorship. Whether taken as endorsement, mask, literary joke, or suspect quotation, it adds another layer to the object: Acker's plagiarism reflected back onto the commercial surface of the book itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA strong early Acker object. Tattered, handled, and still sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The New Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53612050219346,"sku":"ACKER-OPENBOOK-CAT-1982","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5636\/1554\/files\/Acker_-Kathy.-Great-Expectations.-1982--cover.jpg?v=1780249277","url":"https:\/\/thenewrare.com\/products\/kathy-acker-great-expectations-1982","provider":"The New Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}