{"product_id":"kathy-acker-rip-off-red-girl-detective-burning-bombing-grove-2002","title":"KATHY ACKER — Rip-Off Red, Girl Detective and The Burning Bombing of America, Grove Press, New York, 2002","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition, first publication of both texts, published by Grove Press, New York, 2002. Cover design by Marcia Salo; cover photograph by Kate Simon. Illustrated softcover; 202 pages; 14 × 21 cm. ISBN 0-8021-3920-5.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e very good; light rubbing and minor surface scratching to wrappers, with gentle edge and corner wear. Binding appears firm. Interior condition not confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten during the early 1970s but unpublished during Acker’s lifetime, the two short novels were recovered and issued posthumously by Grove Press in 2002. \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Bombing of America\u003c\/em\u003e dates from around 1972, while \u003cem\u003eRip-Off Red, Girl Detective\u003c\/em\u003e was developed across 1972–73. This volume was their first book publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRip-Off Red\u003c\/em\u003e takes the conventions of Raymond Chandler-style detective fiction and redirects them through sex, queer identity and early-1970s New York. \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Bombing of America\u003c\/em\u003e shifts into an apocalyptic account of social collapse, combining class politics with imagery drawn from the Book of Revelation. Together they show Acker testing genre before the appropriation strategies of her later novels became widely recognised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Simon’s portrait places Acker against the blurred New York skyline, while Marcia Salo’s orange Gothic typography converts her surname into a graphic emblem. An early body of writing returns through the already established image of its author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecurely packed; tracked UK and international shipping available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The New Rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54099837813074,"sku":"ACKER-GROVE-CAT-2002","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5636\/1554\/files\/Acker_Kathy._Rip-off_Red_Girl_Detective_and_The_Burning_Bombing_of_America._2002.jpg?v=1785060833","url":"https:\/\/thenewrare.com\/products\/kathy-acker-rip-off-red-girl-detective-burning-bombing-grove-2002","provider":"The New Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}