Acute Misfortune, 9781760640873
Paperback
Artist and journalist, addiction and ambition, truth turns terrifying.

Acute Misfortune

the life and death of adam cullen

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  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    28 April 2019

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Summary

Acute Misfortune: A Portrait of an Artist in Extremis

An unflinching portrait of talent and addiction, now an award-winning feature film.

In 2008, the artist Adam Cullen invited journalist Erik Jensen to stay in his spare room and write his biography.

What followed were four years of intense honesty and a relationship that became increasingly claustrophobic. At one point Cullen shot Jensen, in part to see how committed he was to the book. At another, he threw Jensen …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760640873
ISBN-10:1760640875
Author:Erik Jensen
Publisher:Black Inc.
Imprint:Black Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:28 April 2019
Weight:220g
Dimensions:209mm x 136mm x 16mm
About The Author

Erik Jensen

Erik Jensen is an award-winning journalist, biographer, screenwriter and poet. He is the founding editor of The Saturday Paper and editor-in-chief of Schwartz Media. His first book, Acute Misfortune- The Life and Death of Adam Cullen, was made into an acclaimed feature film and won the 2015 Nib Award for Literature. He is also the author of On Kate Jennings, Quarterly Essay 74- The Prosperity Gospel, I Said the Sea Was Folded and Angry at Breakfast. His latest book is A lick of fireweed.

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