Sleeping with Houdini

By Nin Andrews

Book Overview

Nin Andrews is arguably the leading female voice in American prose poetry. In a 2005 feature on Andrews in Moby Lives, Denise Duhamel wrote, "Nin Andrews is a complete original. Gender-bending and genre-blurring, Andrews is a fabulous fabulist. . . . Her work is always surprising, sharp and wild." In Sleeping with Houdini, Andrews speaks as a little girl who wishes she could vanish at will, just as Houdini did. As she grows, Houdini becomes a personal icon, a magical being, a muse, an ultimate lover, and a metaphor for longing.

Nin Andrews is author of the highly acclaimed The Book of Orgasms and other collections.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929918992
• ISBN13: 9781929918997
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: BOA Editions
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.7"