The Murdering of My Years: Artists and Activists Making Ends Meet
A compendium of stories by activists and artist, the stories in this volume focus on the pain, disillusionment and fundamental hopelessness that afflicts many workers. Ranging from the absurd to the heartbreaking, from the exciting to the strange to the depressingly banal, this book at last opens a space for a dialogue about nature of work as we know it - and the pain and dread it so often causes. Asserting that the work we know is neither a natural or incontrovertible state of affairs, the twenty-plus contributors' opinions and stories hit like a chorus of outrage.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1887128786
ISBN13:9781887128780
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Soft Skull Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.8" x 7.1"
Customer Reviews
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solace for outsiders
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
The subtitle of this book is "Artists and Activists Making Ends Meet," and that is exactly what it is about-- people outside the mainstream of the 9to5 existence trying to make a living while not compromising their vision.The author had e-mailed a number of people with a number of questions about their lives, everything from how they pay the rent to how their life choices affect their sex life. While some of the information is eye-opening and valuable, one soon begins to feel that the scope of the book is a bit too narrow-- only two dozen people offer their viewpoints, and often they are less than candid about various situations. Though there is some important information here for those contemplating charting their own course through life, the main value of this book is reassurance that You Are Not Alone.
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