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The stories in this book were constructed after the "cut-up" technique of Burroughs. The photographs were taken by Cecile Abish. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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An introduction to Walter Abish's latest book analyzes his first work "Alphabetical Africa" which is held by the Sackner Archive. In that book, the first chapter consists soley of words beginning with A and each chapter introduces a new letter of the alphabet until Z. Then a letter is removed from each chapter until the final one consisting again of all A words. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In each chapter, proceding from A to Z and returning to A, a letter is added alphabetically to the text and then subtracted from it. Therefore the first and last chapters have all words beginning with A, and the middle chapters use the complete alphabet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This is the first edition of the book. Lost Books synopsis: Who invented the miniskirt? What avant-garde artist made a film of 200 human behinds? Why is a themepark a work of art? Who turned a urinal upside down, mounted it to a board, and submitted it to an art exhibit, signed "R. Mutt"?Our era is one of nearly constant innovation and change. The new is constantly pushing aside the old; and the once unimaginable-even the once ridiculed-is now commonplace. A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes recognizes that change is a driving force in all the arts. It covers major trends in music, dance, theater, film, visual art, sculpture, and performance art--as well as architecture, science, and culture. Entries are divided between important individuals and trends and movements. Each entry includes a complete bibliography, discography, and videography; works list; and appropriate web links. The book is richly illustrated with original art works and an 8-page color insert. For anyone with an...

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The Sackner Archive is cited as a reference in the bibliography of concrete poetry on page 132 and visual poetry on page 648. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.