I Remember

Full of both naivete and wisdom, these prosey fragments have a charm unparalleled. Brainard recounts seemingly everybody's childhood in paragraphs that begin "I remember . . ." An icon of the Pop Art world, Brainard was friends with the New York School of poets (check out his illustrations in John Ashbery's The Vermont Notebook). This phrase is overused, but in this case it's true: I Remember is truly a gem!

Cultural Writing. Gay and Lesbian Studies. "I REMEMBER is both uproariously funny and deeply moving. It is also one of the few totally original books I have ever read" -- Paul Auster. "Joe Brainard's memories of growing up in the '40s and '50s have universal appeal. He catalogues his past in terms of fashions and fads, public events and private fantasies, with such honesty and accuracy and in such abundance that, sooner or later, his history coincides with ours and we are hooked" -- The Village Voice.

Publisher: Granary Books
Distributor: Granary Books
Publication Date: 01-01-2001
Pages: 176
Measurements: 6oz