{"product_id":"kathy-acker-great-expectations-1","title":"Kathy Acker: Great Expectations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpen Book Publications, 1982, softcover, 128 pages, 13.5 x 21 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition. \u003cspan\u003e Good condition, shows signs of age and wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcker's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erewrites Dickens through plagiarism, autobiography, sexuality, violence, and literary theft. Published in 1982, it belongs to her key early period, when appropriation became not just a method but a form of attack. The first chapter announces itself directly: Plagiarism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rear cover carries praise attributed to Alain Robbe-Grillet — a detail that sits perfectly within the book's own unstable authorship. Whether taken as endorsement, mask, literary joke, or suspect quotation, it adds another layer to the object: Acker's plagiarism reflected back onto the commercial surface of the book itself.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58464872726912,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-08-18at10.58.18.jpg?v=1787047294","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/kathy-acker-great-expectations-1","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}