ITEM OVERVIEW
Like its highly acclaimed companions, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and The Outlaw Bible of American Literature, this edition is a primer for generational revolt and an enduring document of the visionary tradition of authenticity and nonconformity in American lives and letters. A raucous eruption of language and a showcase for the best essayists of our time, The Outlaw Bible of American Essays chronicles American history and measures the boundlessness of dissident thought. Kurt Vonnegut, bell hooks, William S. Burroughs, Eldridge Cleaver, Iceberg Slim, Hubert Selby Jr., Eileen Myles, Allen Ginsberg, Annie Sprinkle, Miriam Makeba, Sparrow, Tennessee Williams, Susie Bright, Brenda Knight, Sue Coe, Fly and dozens of others present an inspired showcase of unsparing inquiry and revolt.
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