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Walking Through Clear Water In a Pool Painted Black
Collected Stories
Series: Canons
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Walking Through Clear Water In a Pool Painted Black
A new edition of the cult classic, with over two dozen additional stories, from the godmother of autofiction.
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Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black is the only story collection from the legendary writer, actress, ex-biker, and columnist Cookie Mueller.
Mueller chronicles her high-risk, high-reward life in glorious technicolour, from becoming a part of John Waters' legendary acting troupe to becoming a mother, from describing the hedonism of 1980s New York to critiquing the government's dire response to the AIDS epidemic. Cookie's voice is fresh, wise, freewheeling, and unafraid of darkness. Like a lysergic Nora Ephron, she is the candid flipside to the idealistic hippie dream. Whether good, bad, or ugly, her stories are fiercely entertaining and reliably honest.
Featuring a new introduction by Olivia Laing, this edition collects Mueller's stories, columns, and writings, and presents a testament to a life lived courageously and well.
'A how-to manual for a life ricocheting joyously off the rails... a live corrective to conformity, conservatism, and cruelty' - OLIVIA LAING
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Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by Cookie Mueller receives high acclaim for its fearless and unconventional storytelling. Critics appreciate its defiance of societal norms and lauded Mueller's eclectic and vibrant life experiences that shine through her writing. Readers are captivated by her unique narrative voice and the raw, humorous insights she offers.
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ISBN: 9781838858483
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Canons
Edition: Main - Canons
Contributors:
- Introduction by Olivia Laing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 287g
Pages: 432
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About the Author
Cookie Mueller (1949-1989), nee Dorothy Karen Mueller, played leading roles in John Waters's Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Desperate Living and Multiple Maniacs. She wrote for the East Village Eye and Details Magazine, performed in a series of plays by Gary Indiana and wrote numerous stories that would only be published posthumously. She died in New York City of AIDS-related complications at age 40.
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