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Call it an encyclopedia of low-brow aesthetics. In Cute, Quaint, Hungry and Romantic, the writer whom Steven Millhauser called "the most original essayist since George Orwell" examines with devastating wit and in a style distinctly his own the contagious appeal of that which is not art, the uses of the useless, the politics of product design and advertising. Here is a psychic voyage into the aesthetic unconscious of the consumer, as well as "the perfect companion for any foray through Restoration Hardware or the freezer compartment at Dean & DeLuca" (Village Voice Literary Supplement). From teddy bears to Mars Bars to Leonardo DiCaprio, this is the refuse of consumerism unflinchingly-and very entertainingly-observed.
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"An exhilarating collection by a brilliant writer...a scholar of kitsch, a penetrating observer of things so familiar that they're in danger of not being noticed." - Steven Millhauser "Among the rising voices in the new American essay, none is more brilliant or quirky than Daniel Harris. His new book raises cultural analysis to dizzying, voluptuous heights. Even as he skewers the ridiculous and pompous, he brings a rare tenderness and poetic wit to the task." -Phillip Lopate"
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First time in paperback: "An exhilarating collection by a brilliant writer ...a penetrating observer of things so familiar that they're in danger of not being noticed."-Steven Millhauser. Call it an encyclopedia of low-brow aesthetics. In Cute, Quaint, Hungry and Romantic, the writer whom Steven Millhauser called "the most original essayist since George Orwell" examines with devastating wit and in a style distinctly his own the contagious appeal of that which is not art, the uses of the useless, the politics of product design and advertising. Here is a psychic voyage into the aesthetic unconscious of the consumer, as well as "the perfect companion for any foray through Restoration Hardware or the freezer compartment at Dean & DeLuca" ( Village Voice Literary Supplement ). From teddy bears to Mars Bars to Leonardo DiCaprio, this is the refuse of consumerism unflinchinglyand very entertaininglyobserved.
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- PublisherDa Capo Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0306810476
- ISBN 13 9780306810473
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages294
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