A few times a year ill buy a book or a cd because of its title alone. Novelist lin taipei, shoplifting from american apparel, etc. Discover book depositorys huge selection of tao lin books online. Tao lin describes this book as 2 parts shoplifting arrest, 5 parts vague relationship issues. Tao lins novel follows a young pillpopping writer from brooklyn to taiwan. Miranda july, author of no one belongs here more than you. Shoplifting from american apparel download pdf, 2 mb. Lets put aside the fact that this is probably the most pretentious idea for a book club ever i was really into freud at the time as a kind of ultimate retro, and say that the reaction to this slim, fashionablelooking novel was universal. Works likeshoplifting from american apparel just might be the future of literature, with a style thats wary of words ability to say more than intended. And tao lin, thank you very much for joining me here at miami book fair. Shoplifting from american apparel melville house books. Nyu bookstore makes money off tao lins books while. Tao lins piece is not a story, nor does it provide some great meaning the reader can come away from.
He graduated from new york university in 2005 with a degree in journalism. Tao lins sly, forlorn, deadpan humor jumps off the page and his prose retains the energy of an outlaw. With complex and engaging characters, realistic and relatable situations, and a rawness that has never made feeling uncomfortable so comfortable, lin has captivated. Although he has had five books published two novels, a book of stories and two books of poems tao lin is not yet thirty. Shoplifting from american apparel, directed by pirooz kalayeh, is a movie about making a movie about a book.
Tao lin shoplifting from american apparel signed wdoodle 2009 softcover. Shoplifting from american apparel contemporary art of the novella. Praise for tao lins shoplifting from american apparel tao lin writes from moods that less radical writers would let passfrom laziness, from vacancy, from boredom. On september 15th tao lins book shoplifting from american apparel was officially released and thus began the usual barrage of tao lin poohpah. This is the space lin occupies that is all his own, and with his newest novella, shoplifting from american apparel melville house, he proves that you dont have to be william burroughs or dennis cooper to be subversive, you can simply discuss a perpetual existential crisis of social media websites, text messages, and punk fests in florida.
Shoplifting from american apparel by tao lin goodreads. Shoplifting from american apparel the contemporary art of the novella kindle edition by lin, tao. Shoplifting from american apparel the contemporary art of the novella tao lin on. Tao knew grayson through common writing circles, and when he was facing a court date as a result of being arrested for, wait for it, shoplifting from american apparel, he turned to grayson for help. Similar to the psychedelic drugs tao lin writes about here, this book introduces new ways to consider language, perception, and recovery. Tao lin author of shoplifting from american apparel. Last year some friends and i read the tao lin novel shoplifting from american apparel for a book club that was primarily about expressing our feelings. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A way into shoplifting from american apparel might be found in lins blog.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Shoplifting from american apparel the contemporary art of the novella by tao lin sep 15, 2009. On september 15th tao lin s book shoplifting from american apparel was officially released and thus began the usual barrage of tao lin poohpah. He is a regular contributor to vice, and he founded and edits muumuu house. The tao shoplifting crisis is a series of emails between tao lin and richard grayson. Tao lin speaks about the day his father was sentenced to prison by melville house. Its a joy to watch lin interrogate his obsessions so earnestly and thoroughly in an attempt to understand more about the world as he knows it. My advice is maybe to simply reread the previous sentence and allow it, as much as you feel is possible, to quell your fear.
Writing that looks artless is a difficult trick to pull off. Tao lin was born in 1983 and earned a ba in journalism from new york university. Feels like the third time, the freakwater disc, for example. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shoplifting from american apparel the contemporary art of the novella. We follow the main character through the mundane, everyday, and not particularly exciting. Best to keep it simple, leaving a 100page slice of life cut with a very sharp and discerning blade one that lin wields well. Though hes had five books published, tao lin is not yet thirty.
Tao lin speaks about the day his father was sentenced to. Praise for tao lin s shoplifting from american apparel tao lin writes from moods that less radical writers would let passfrom laziness, from vacancy, from boredom. Yet, for all his industriousness, his work expresses the apathy and emptiness felt by many members of his generation. The book he showed off was shoplifting from american apparel, the novella by 26yearold brooklyn, n.
My research interests include authoritarian politics, political economy. He is the author of the novels taipei 20, richard yates 2010, and eeeee eee eeee 2007. The work was published as part of brooklyn based melville houses contemporary art of the novella series. Known for its flat, affectless style lins work is loaded with references to pop culture and new media and communication technologies. I was at urban outfitters shopping for overpriced tshirts when i first encountered tao, existentially speaking. Shoplifting from american apparel by tao lin steven poole enjoys a cult joke steven poole. Buy shoplifting from american apparel contemporary art of the novella by tao lin from amazons fiction books store.
Bookslut shoplifting from american apparel by tao lin. Were sitting in a dark booth at williamsburg s indiescreen after the. He published his debut poetry collection, you are a little bit happier than i am, in. Hua hsu, writing in the atlantic, once made the following observation about tao lin, author of the melville house titles bed, eeeee eee eeee, cognitivebehavioral therapy, shoplifting from american apparel, and richard yates. I would describe it as a vehicle for his performance art and self promotion, an amorphous work without many points of access for the reader. Shoplifting from american apparel tao lin photo by patrick odell i had a reading that night in brooklyn. Shoplifting from american apparel is tao lins first novella, fifth book, and first published fiction since the may 15, 2007 simultaneous publication of his debut. The security guard who normally stands in american apparel wasnt there. Tao lin is the author of the novels taipei 20, richard yates 2010, and eeeee eee eeee 2007, the storycollection bed 2007, the novella shoplifting from american apparel 2009, and the poetry collections cognitivebehavioral therapy 2008 and you are a little bit happier than i am 2006. Tao lin is an author and alt famous human internet being. Tao lin richard yates plus interview signed 1st edition 2010. And it turns out that his report from these places is moving and necessary, not to mention frequently hilarious. A contemporary american writer, he is known for such novels as taipei.
Shoplifting is based on a short story first published in vice magazines second annual fiction issue. Shoplifting from american apparel 2009 click to buy on amazon. Lin has said so in several interviews, on his blog, and probably in some comment threads at popular lit blogs. Set mostly in manhattanalthough also featuring atlantic city, brooklyn, gmail chat, and gainsville, floridathis. Fans of tao lin probably know that his 2009 novella shoplifting from american apparel, while fiction, was inspired by the fact that he was indeed arrested for shoplifting from an american apparel store and also for shoplifting from the new york university bookstore.
Tao lin s piece is not a story, nor does it provide some great meaning the reader can come away from. Excerpt from shoplifting from american apparel kcrw. Of all the vapid crap in all the vapid world over, this is the vapidest. Read shoplifting from american apparel by tao lin available from rakuten kobo. Revel in lins clinically vacant, minimal style, lifted straight from hemingway, bret easton ellis, dennis cooper, joan. Shoplifting from american apparel ebook by tao lin. Shoplifting from american apparel pdf free download epdf. Yet, for all his industriousness, he expresses the apathy and emptiness felt by. A few weeks later sam was walking to the library holding a large iced coffee. I have not been able to get that word out of my head vapid. Set mostly in manhattanalthough also featuring atlantic city, brooklyn, gmail chat, and gainsville, floridathis autobi. He saw a person holding a book two inches from his face with. Shoplifting from american apparel is tao lins first novella, fifth book, and first published fiction since the may 15, 2007 simultaneous publication of his debut novel, eeeee eee eeee, and debut storycollection, bed.
He founded and edits muumuu house and has taught a class on the contemporary short story in. Of the contents of his latest release, shoplifting from american apparel, 26yearold tao lin says. Tao lins shoplifting from american apparel is now a movie. Shoplifting from american apparel by tao lin melville house isbn. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
The whole point is the readers experience while reading it. Grave apparel a crime of fashion mystery ellen byerrum a signet book praise for the crime of. Shoplifting from american apparel the contemporary art of the. Shoplifting from american apparel the contemporary art of. The tao shoplifting crisis by tao lin and richard grayson.
This trancelike and often hilarious novella by a cultish young new york writer is all about. The title grabbed me, so i did what i do with any book. This novella begins to show lins incorporation for the 21st century in his writing. Lins works, most notably eeeee eee eeee, bed, shoplifting from american apparel, richard yates, and taipei, though they vary in terms of content and thematic ideals, all accurately depict this 21stcentury world in which we live. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Shoplifting from american apparel by tao lin overdrive. Still, the publication of his new novella shoplifting from american apparel in melville houses contemporary art of the novella series, meant the time to read him was finally here. Staring up at me with its minimalist cover design was a little novella called, shoplifting from american apparel. July 26, 2010 nyu bookstore makes money off tao lins books while persecuting him personally by dennis johnson.
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