I Shot Andy Warhol: Includes Valerie Solanas's SCUM Manifesto
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I Shot Andy Warhol: Includes Valerie Solanas's SCUM Manifesto Details
From the Back Cover The story of Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist and author of SCUM Manifesto (Society for Cutting Up Men) who made headlines in 1968 when she attempted to kill Andy Warhol, I Shot Andy Warhol moves beyond the simplistic view of Valerie as a deranged lesbian acting in revenge for being shunned by the Factory crows to present a complex figure whose brilliance and passion were clouded by mental instability and a history of abuse. Read more
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I know I shouldn't, BUT I LOVE Mary Harron! What bravery to simply tell the truth! Mary takes on all the difficult projects - 'nough said on that note. If you know how literary history works, and I believe Valerie Solanas did, you knew that her manifesto would become a feminist classic, even while she, herself, was lying unconscious somewhere. The sticky relationship with Andy Warhol mirrors similar relationships with the artist, who seemed to lift people to unbelievable heights, then drop them to unbelievable lows. Read the SCUM Manifesto with a grain of salt, or without. Read between the lines. Read it literally. Any way you read it, you will be transported into a mind on fire.
