Aliens and Anorexia

Chris Kraus

Original title: Aliens & Anorexia (Native Agents) (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents)

earliest edition we have, 2000 Profile Books Limited, 2018

"Written in the shadow of Georg Buchner's Lenz, Aliens and Anorexia defines a female form of chance that is radical and emotional. The book unfolds like a set of Chinese boxes, using polemical narratives to lead the reader through a maze that spirals back into itself. Its characters include Simone Weil, the first radical philosopher of sadness, the artist Paul Thek, Kraus herself, and Africa, her virtual S/M partner...

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Aliens and Anorexia edition · 2018 · Profile Books Limited · 9781788160070
Aliens and Anorexia edition · 2013 · Semiotexte/Smart Art · 264 pages · 9781584351269
Aliens & Anorexia (Native Agents) (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents) paperback · 2000 · Semiotext(e) · 244 pages · 9781584350019

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