International Freak
Robin Farquharson and the Dream of Psychedelic Revolt
$64.74
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2026
Summary
A critical biography of the radical South African author and activist Robin Farquharson.
Born in 1930 into a privileged South African family, Robin Farquharson was part of a new wave of intellectuals who tasked themselves with reimagining society in the wake of World War II—until a phone call from God brought everything crashing down. Under the gaze of the secret police and his own mounting paranoia, Farquharson fled to Swinging London and tried to reinvent himself as a countercultura…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781917674102 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1917674104 |
| Author: | M. Syd Rosen |
| Publisher: | Strange Attractor Press |
| Imprint: | Strange Attractor Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
About The Author
M. Syd Rosen
M. Syd Rosen writes about fame, fantasy, and radical politics, with a particular interest in marginal and experimental publishing. He was recently awarded a PhD in the History of Science from the University of Cambridge, where his research explored the work of literary impresario John Brockman. Alongside his writing, Rosen is the co-director of Jargon, a non-profit dedicated to diasporic culture.
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