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Moshe · 05.16.2008, 12:36 AM

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5 June 2008

The Empty Page

Fiction Inspired by

Sonic Youth

Edited byPeter Wild

Introduction by Lee Ranaldo

Contemporary writers inspired by cult musicians

Why Sonic Youth? J Robert Lennon says it's cos Sonic Youth rip it apart. Katherine Dunn says it's because they operate in the foggy world between the real and the surreal. Steven Sherrill reckons that they've just got it figured out, man. You know? Mary Gaitskill says that Sonic Youth caught her, years ago, when she was falling. Catherine O'Flynn just wanted to catch some of the nihilistic, elemental, caustic, isolated flavour of their music. Emily Maguire was once in love with chaos. For Tom McCarthy it's gunpowder and dreams of a black panther.

‘Somehow the spirit of Sonic Youth has been inspiring to these scribes.

Empty pages? or full of… what?!?! Let’s turn a leaf and see what they’ve come up with…’ Lee Ranaldo

Contributors: Hiag Akmakjian, Christopher Coake, Katherine Dunn, Mary Gaitskill, Rebecca Godfrey, Laird Hunt, Shelley Jackson, Samuel Ligon, Emily Maguire, Tom McCarthy, Scott Mebus, Eileen Myles, Catherine O’Flynn, Emily Carter Roiphe, Kevin Sampsell, Steve Sherrill, Matt Thorne, Rachel Trezise, Jess Walter, Peter Wild.

Peter Wild is the co-author of Before the Rain (Flax Books) and the editor of The Flash (an anthology of flash fiction published by Social Disease). His journalism and fiction have appeared in The Guardian, The Big Issue, Nude, City Life, 3AM magazine and Litro. He lives in Manchester.

The first collection in this series, Perverted by Language: Fiction inspired by The Fall was published in 2007 and an anthology based on the songs of The Smiths will follow next year.

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Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,866	£8.99 Paperback Original 5 June 2008 *The Empty Page* Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth Edited byPeter Wild Introduction by Lee Ranaldo *Contemporary writers inspired by cult musicians* Why Sonic Youth? J Robert Lennon says it's cos Sonic Youth rip it apart. Katherine Dunn says it's because they operate in the foggy world between the real and the surreal. Steven Sherrill reckons that they've just got it figured out, man. You know? Mary Gaitskill says that Sonic Youth caught her, years ago, when she was falling. Catherine O'Flynn just wanted to catch some of the nihilistic, elemental, caustic, isolated flavour of their music. Emily Maguire was once in love with chaos. For Tom McCarthy it's gunpowder and dreams of a black panther. ‘Somehow the spirit of Sonic Youth has been inspiring to these scribes. Empty pages? or full of… what?!?! Let’s turn a leaf and see what they’ve come up with…’ Lee Ranaldo Contributors: Hiag Akmakjian, Christopher Coake, Katherine Dunn, Mary Gaitskill, Rebecca Godfrey, Laird Hunt, Shelley Jackson, Samuel Ligon, Emily Maguire, Tom McCarthy, Scott Mebus, Eileen Myles, Catherine O’Flynn, Emily Carter Roiphe, Kevin Sampsell, Steve Sherrill, Matt Thorne, Rachel Trezise, Jess Walter, Peter Wild. Peter Wild is the co-author of Before the Rain (Flax Books) and the editor of The Flash (an anthology of flash fiction published by Social Disease). His journalism and fiction have appeared in The Guardian, The Big Issue, Nude, City Life, 3AM magazine and Litro. He lives in Manchester. The first collection in this series, Perverted by Language: Fiction inspired by The Fall was published in 2007 and an anthology based on the songs of The Smiths will follow next year.
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