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The 'texts' of Russian artist and thinker Daniil Kharms (1905-1942) were so many and varied and often unique (narrative, dramatic, philosophical, poetic, mathematical, pictographic, diagrammatic, musical, biographical) that they defied categorization. This book presents Kharms' oeuvre in its entirety.

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Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Writer of Disaster; 1. Against Metaphor; 2. Writing Without Difference; 3. Infinity - Letter - Event; 4. Theaters of Terror; 5. Event and Performances; Conclusion: It Happens...; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Daniil Kharms Writing and the Event Avantgarde

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      Publisher: Northwestern University Press
      Publication Date: 11/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780810125537, 978-0810125537
      ISBN10: 0810125536

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      Book Synopsis
      The 'texts' of Russian artist and thinker Daniil Kharms (1905-1942) were so many and varied and often unique (narrative, dramatic, philosophical, poetic, mathematical, pictographic, diagrammatic, musical, biographical) that they defied categorization. This book presents Kharms' oeuvre in its entirety.

      Table of Contents
      Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Writer of Disaster; 1. Against Metaphor; 2. Writing Without Difference; 3. Infinity - Letter - Event; 4. Theaters of Terror; 5. Event and Performances; Conclusion: It Happens...; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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