7 Tattoos by Peter Trachtenberg (1998, Paperback)
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Author: Peter Trachtenberg
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Publication Date: 1998-08-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0140273905
ISBN-13: 9780140273908
Product ID: EPID520724
Description: Each section of this moving memoir of a turbulent literary life is based on one of Trachtenberg's seven tattoos.
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| Synopsis Each section of this moving memoir of a turbulent literary life is based on one of Trachtenberg's seven tattoos.
Publisher's Note Each section of this innovative book tells the story of one of the author's tattoos, presenting a daring, intelligent exploration of the themes that each tattoo evokes: death, sacrilege, primitivism, rebellion, atonement, sadomasochism, and downfall. Sulfurously funny and intellectually provocative, 7 Tattoos is a journey without maps through the labyrinth of a human soul. There are only a few landmarks as guideposts: the ones carved on the author's own flesh. Each section of this innovative book is the story of one of Peter Trachtenberg's tattoos, as well as a daring, intelligent exploration of the themes that each tattoo evokes: death, sacrilege, primitivism, rebellion, atonement, sadomasochism, and downfall. 7 Tattoos introduces us to a man responding ingeniously and emotionally to the harrowing events of his life: funerary rites in Borneo, heroin addiction on Manhattan's Lower East Side, the deathwatches of both his parents. Though it features deft portraits of famous tattoo artists like Spider Webb, Trachtenberg's book is not about tattoos; rather it is an arsenal of ideas fired off with great emotional power. At once memoir, wild anthropology, and meditation on love, faithlessness, and faith, this stunningly original book redefines what a literary memoir can be. Industry Reviews other - Joel Rose Rose | See an error? Submit a change request | ||||||||||||||
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