- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Warner US (2 Jan 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0446679046
- ISBN-13: 978-0446679046
- Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 2.5 x 20.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,092,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the bestselling tradition of DRINING, SMOKING AND SCREWING: GREAT WRITERS ON GREAT TIMES, comes this hip collection of classical and contemporary writers on tattoos.
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Previously considered the domain of bikers and a rite of passage in the services, tattoos have crawled out society's fringes and onto the ankles of starlets and the biceps of bankers. In this volume writers like Herman Melville, Elizabeth McCracken, Ray Bradbury and Sylvia Plath offer stories in which the full tattoo experience is brilliantly captured and explored. The modern tattoo industry is as comfortable on the mall as on the docks, with today's tattoo parlour denizens likely to be folks who work 9-5 or teach economics at the local college, and this collection pulls us into that alluring world, capturing the mysterious fascination this practice has for us and defining the emotions and intensity attached to being tattooed.
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It was a warm afternoon in early September when I first met the Illustrated Man. Read the first page
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
think about tattoos instead of viewing them this time
15 Nov 2002
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Most tattoo books are collections of full-color images and body shots, exploring how individuals interpret what it is to be tattooed. This book has these elements, but no pictures for a change. Edited by Kim Addonizio and Cheryl Dumesnil, both tattooed, this is a written depiction of tattooing. The collection includes fiction, personal memoirs, poetry and anecdotes on the physical experience and lifestyle choice to have skin art. The title comes from the historical fact that writer Dorothy Parker had a star permanently inked on one arm.
The excerpt from Bradbury's "The Illustrated Man" will be remembered as familiar and formative to many tattoo fans. Artists write about what it was like to learn to tattoo and related various ink-related adventures with a wide array of wild customers. Concentration camp survior Paul Steinberg describes his involuntary tattoo experience. Mastectomy survior Deena Metzger's tattoo falls at the other end of the ink spectrum as part of her chosen healing process. There are tales of joy, sorrow, smart choices, drunken moments, good ink and bad.
The short lengths of the pieces makes reading this on transit or during those short breaks during the day easy, and the subject matter is a great distraction from the mundane. A definite book for the collection of those who write about tattooing, or are looking for some more historical perspective.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Great Writing
7 Jan 2003
Format:Paperback
Even if you are not a fan of, or have any tattoos, you cannot help immersing yourself in the assembled writings. The editors have done a great job. I found it hard to put this one down. Fascinating subject, fascinating writing. If you appreciate great writing, you'll love this book. You may even decide to go out and get your own tattoo.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
a rich collection for writers & body art addicts alike
25 Oct 2003
Format:Paperback
I bought this while on vacation in San Francisco and read the entire thing on the plane back to New England. A great variety of short stories, essays, and poetry, this collection brings together a lot of powerful pieces of writing. Tattoos are examined from many different perspectives, ranging from a tool of intimidation and punishment to something beautiful and otherworldly. Parts made my skin prickle and my hair stand on end, bracing for the touch of the needle. I'd been thinking about getting a new one. Reading this solidified that decision.
My favorites: Murguia's "A Toda Maquina" & Orlowsky's "Tattoo Thoughts"
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