Stridsberg, Sara

A first purchase for middle school and high school collections where illustrated poetry is in demand, and a strong recommendation for thoughtful poetry lovers.

Was Valerie Solanas, the controversial writer who shot Andy Warhol in 1968, a brilliant feminist or a schizophrenic man hater? Stridsberg's fictionalized biography of Solanas melds fantasy and fact in a searing, poetic study of a bright yet troubled visionary whose character has inspired plays, pop music, and films...