Description
Fiction. When Hy ("Mememo") Grader jumped or was pushed off the balcony of the famous art and literary club known as The Cliff Dwellers (founded 1907 as The Attic Club), a terrible event occurring on the same date (September 8) as Hy's father's death seven years earlier, it also recalled the mysterious death-fall by New York artist Ana Mendieta in 1985, and a bizarre suicide attempt witnessed by Hy and his friend Ichiō at Chicago's famed Art Institute Museum five months previous. This novel investigates the downfall of Mememo in a colorful story told in richly illustrated four-color documents. Those already familiar with Hugunin's amazements will love this novel, his biggest and boldest yet. Those who are not yet familiar with his work need to, well, um, take the plunge....
Author Bio
James Hugunin is emeritus faculty from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago where he taught art history and contemporary theory for over 35 years. In 1976, he founded the much praised L. A. art journal The Dumb Ox. In 1983, he won the Reva and David Logan Award for Distinguished New Writing in Photography. Besides his extensive critical writings, since 2012 he's authored several books of award-winning experimental fiction. His most recent work includes PICKY HUNTING (JEF Books, 2021) and FINDING MEMEMO (JEF Books, 2019). He is a member of the Society of Midland Authors. He now resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his psychoanalyst wife, Marianne.
Author City: OAK PARK, IL USA