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Close to the Knives

David Wojnarowicz, David Wojnarowicz · 1991 · Book

A raw, unflinching memoir of survival and artistic resistance in 1980s New York. Essential for readers seeking uncompromising accounts of queer life, poverty, and activism during the AIDS crisis.

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