false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173559481m/303941.jpg 303941 2 At the time of his death in 1992, David Wojnarowicz was one of the most vital and important names in the New York arts scene. His openness about his HIV status and engagement in public debates about health care and AIDS policy placed his highly political and determinedly provocative art and writing in a new context. <I>In the Shadow of the American Dream</I> is a collection of journal entries from 1971 (when he was 17) to his death. As he alternates between living on New York's Lower East Side and hitchhiking around the country, we can see the evolution of the artist not only as a young man beginning to understand his life and the world but as a social and political critic. <p> Wojnarowicz's life was difficult--from his unhappy childhood and adolescence to periods of homelessness and ostracism, coupled with overwhelming despair and loneliness. Yet, ultimately, <I>In the Shadow of the American Dream</I> is a joyful book. We see how Wojnarowicz's art became his salvation--even in the face of AIDS--and his life finally opened and expanded to be able to include other people in ways that never happened before, including a close friendship with photographer Peter Hujar. Wojnarowicz also presents us with insightful commentary on the New York arts scene and the enormous effect AIDS had on gay male life and culture. While <I>In the Shadow of the American Dream</I> is a moving, sometimes frightening self-examination of the life of a gay artist, it is also testimony to how mainstream America treats not only its artists but its radicals and visionaries. <I>--Michael Bronski</I> 294975 1998 In the Shadow of the American Dream: The Diaries of David Wojnarowicz total:45|5:1|4:0|3:1|2:0|1:0| 45 192 77 3 5 0 false false Fri Apr 17 09:03:35 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 09:04:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Oct 18 16:31:07 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 16:31:07 -0700 2008 4 0 true false Sun May 25 14:29:34 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 08 20:18:14 -0800 2008 Sun May 25 14:29:34 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 14:01:22 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 14:01:25 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 16:01:31 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 16:01:31 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 19 13:21:02 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 13:21:02 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 09 15:04:50 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 15:04:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 18 16:41:05 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 16:41:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 09:40:58 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 09:40:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 14 10:48:50 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 10:48:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 11:06:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 11:06:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 28 11:30:17 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 11:30:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jun 27 14:16:16 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 14:16:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 14 11:37:16 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 11:37:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 10 22:13:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 22:13:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:17:55 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 15:39:31 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 00:17:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 08 07:07:43 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 07:07:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 03 19:39:46 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 19:39:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun May 03 11:49:23 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 11:49:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 21 16:32:11 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 16:32:11 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=303941