Maggie Nelson is the author of several books of poetry, autobiography, and criticism. She teaches at CalArts and lives in Los Angeles, California.
"An important and frequently surprising book… could be read as the
foundation for a post-avant-garde aesthetics… Nelson, who is also a
poet, is such a graceful writer that I…just sat back and enjoyed
the show."
*Laura Kipnis - New York Times Book Review*
"[Nelson’s] critiques of individual artists are delightfully fierce
without being mean spirited… Fascinating and bracingly
intelligent…The Art of Cruelty’s prose is often gorgeous."
*Troy Jollimore - Boston Globe*
"A lean-forward experience, and in its most transcendent moments,
reading it can feel like having the best conversation of your
life."
*Rachel Syme - NPR Books*
"I hope that critics, and aspiring critics, and those who are
interested in the relationship between art and ethics, read [The
Art of Cruelty]."
*Susie Linfield - New Republic*
"[Nelson] dexterously, and creatively, manages to hold a mirror to
our culture’s fascination with cruelty and invites us to reflect on
our personal reasons for indulging it."
*Eleni Theodoropoulos - Literary Hub*
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