Empire of the Senseless. Кэти Акер

      Copyright © 1988 by Kathy Acker

      Illustrations by Kathy Acker

      Introduction copyright © 2018 by Alexandra Kleeman

      Cover design by Becca Fox Design

      Cover photograph © Michel Delsol

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      THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

       Published simultaneously in Canada

       Printed in the United States of America

      First Grove Atlantic edition: October 1988

      This Grove Atlantic edition: May 2018

      Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 88-19154

      ISBN 978-0-8021-2835-5

      eISBN 978-0-8021-4657-1

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