Great Demon Kings : A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment
  • monograph
  • paper boards with dust jacket
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white
  • 23.5 x 15.5 cm.
  • 351 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 9780374166304

Great Demon Kings : A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment

John Giorno

Great Demon Kings : A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment

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"Twenty-five years in the making, and completed shortly before John Giorno's death in 2019, 'Great Demon Kings' is the memoir of a cultural pioneer: an openly gay man at a time when many artists remained closeted and shunned gay subject matter, and a devout Buddhist whose faith acted as a rudder during a life of tremendous animation, one full of fantastic highs and frightening lows. Studded with appearances by Patti Smith, Allen Ginsberg, and numerous other luminaries (including a moving portrait of a decades-long friendship with Burroughs), this book offers a joyous, life-affirming, and sensational look at New York City during its creative peak, narrated in the unforgettable voice of one of its most singular characters." -- publisher's statement.

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