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Ululu (Clown Shrapnel)

Ululu (Clown Shrapnel)

Field, Thalia
Morrison, Bill
Stranahan, Abbot

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Historical FictionLiterary Fiction

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ISBN10: 1566891965
ISBN13: 9781566891967
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Published: Apr 1 2007
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.74 Width: 7.05 Depth: 9.90
Language: English
An imaginative triumph, this carnivalesque narrative brings the history of an archetypal stage character to life.

Operatic in scope, ULULU (Clown Shrapnel) is a dramatic, genre-bending narrative and a lyrical cultural biography of the archetypal seductress Lulu. In a furious performance of text and imagery, Field introduces us to the stock characters of the commedia, the famous plays, operas, and silent films in which Lulu appeared, the artists who brought her to life, and the censorship and controversy that she engendered.

As Field's story peeks into the dressing rooms and back alleys of history, words take the stage, fictional and historical characters speak side by side, and lyrical symbolism illuminates the pages. Original and treated footage from award-winning filmmaker Bill Morrison and illustrations from artist Abbot Stranahan complete this masterful work of avant-garde fiction, presented in a limited edition of fifteen hundred copies signed by the author and the artists.

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