Figure It Out: Essays

by Wayne Koestenbaum

Book Overview

"Whatever his subject―favorites include porn, punctuation and the poetry of Frank O'Hara―the goal is always to jigger logic and language free of its moorings . . . His great and singular appeal is this fealty to his own desire and imagination . . . Figuring it out, after all, is a life sentence." --Parul Sehgal, The New York Times

"Toward what goal do I aspire, ever, but collision? Always accident, concussion, bodies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593765959
• ISBN13: 9781593765958
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Soft Skull
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"