Smash cut : a memoir of Howard & art & the '70s & the '80s
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Published
New York : Harper, [2015].
ISBN
0062354957, 9780062354952
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 818.54 GOO | On Shelf |
Park Forest Public Library - Stacks | 818.54 GOO BIOGRAPHY | On Shelf |
Schiller Park Public Library - Stacks | 974.7 GOO | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Biography.
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York.
Biographies.
Brookner, Howard -- Health.
Brookner, Howard.
Gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Gooch, Brad, -- 1952-
AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York.
Biographies.
Brookner, Howard -- Health.
Brookner, Howard.
Gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Gooch, Brad, -- 1952-
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Published
New York : Harper, [2015].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0062354957, 9780062354952
Notes
Description
"The author of the acclaimed City Poet returns with a searing memoir of life in 1980s New York City--a colorful and atmospheric tale of wild bohemians, glamorous celebrity, and complicated passions--with cameo appearances by Madonna, Robert Mapplethorpe, William Burroughs, and a host of others legendary artists. Brad Gooch arrived in New York in the late 1970s, yearning for artistic and personal freedom. Smash Cut is his bold and intimate memoir of this exhilarating time and place. At its center is his love affair with film director Howard Brookner, pieced together from fragments of memory and fueled by a panoply of emotions, from blazing ecstasy to bleakest despair. As both men try to reconcile love and fidelity with the irresistible desire to enjoy the freedom of the age, they live together and apart. Gooch works briefly as a model in Milan, then returns to the city and discovers his vocation as an artist. Brookner falls ill with a mysterious virus that soon has a terrifying name: AIDS. And the story, and life in the city, is suddenly overshadowed by this new demon plague that will ravage a generation and transform the creative world. Gooch charts the progress of Brookner through his illness, and writes unforgettably about endings: of a great talent, a passionate love affair, and an incandescent era"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gooch, B. (2015). Smash cut: a memoir of Howard & art & the '70s & the '80s (First edition.). Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gooch, Brad, 1952-. 2015. Smash Cut: A Memoir of Howard & Art & the '70s & the '80s. Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gooch, Brad, 1952-. Smash Cut: A Memoir of Howard & Art & the '70s & the '80s Harper, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gooch, Brad. Smash Cut: A Memoir of Howard & Art & the '70s & the '80s First edition., Harper, 2015.
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