--- product_id: 216778498 title: "My Mother: Demonology: A Novel (Acker, Kathy)" price: "€ 29.65" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/216778498-my-mother-demonology-a-novel-acker-kathy store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # My Mother: Demonology: A Novel (Acker, Kathy) **Price:** € 29.65 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** My Mother: Demonology: A Novel (Acker, Kathy) - **How much does it cost?** € 29.65 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/216778498-my-mother-demonology-a-novel-acker-kathy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: My Mother: Demonology: A Novel (Acker, Kathy): 9780802134035: Acker, Kathy: Books Review: Wow - This is my first Kathy Acker novel I ever read . Stunning . If you like her style this is a trip into her twisted land of dreams finding their way into reality . Review: All the cats stuffed back in the bag (and none too happy about it)... - This may well be Acker's masterpiece--a book in which all of her previous experimentation achieves its fullest transmutation into a fluid organic whole. *my mother: demonology* isn't a novel, so much as a state of consciousness enclosed between two covers--a book that's like a box of spirits which once opened are impossible to put back and instantly take possession of the unwarily susceptible reader. Supposedly, according to the publisher, "based loosely on the relationship between Colette Peignot and Georges Bataille," but so loosely one would scarcely know it unless they were told, and then only partly based thereupon, and ultimately not at all essential to comprehending the text--it is far more useful to describe *my mother: demonology* as an assemblage of dream, memory, fantasy, automatic writing, personal myth, political jeremiad, and literary criticism, organized around a centrally located x-rated deconstruction and reconstruction of Emily Bronte's *Wuthering Heights.* It's not especially useful to talk about this book in terms of plot and just a little less useful to talk about it in terms of theme, although there is a narrative and it is about something; texts such as this one are composed like pieces of music or expressionistic paintings--the structure is essentially non-linear, "organic" and "poetic" as opposed to "logical," predominately emotional rather than intellectual. You might say that, as a book, it's closer to prophetic vision than potboiler. There are clear echoes of Ballard and Burroughs in *my mother: demonology,* especially the former's *The Atrocity Exhibit* and the latter's *Naked Lunch,* but to Acker's credit she very nearly makes the techniques of her literary forebears her own, even if her archly playful self-identification as a literary plagiarist makes originality both unnecessary and impossible. The most impressive distinction of Acker's text is its virtually seamless weave of various states of consciousness often depicted--inaccurately--in literature as mutually exclusive. Her style is pastiche--it's perceptual collage but collage where the edges are soft-focus, where the pieces are so well-blended that Acker has managed to invent--and/or record--a new form of integrated literary consciousness the way Burroughs did in his final masterpieces, the trilogy that ended in *The Western Lands.* Acker, dead shy of 50, may not have lived quite long enough to step completely out of the long shadows of the idols of the literary line she was heir to, but she left this text as an indication of where she was and where she was going when she ran out of life. It's a shame she didn't have the chance to go further, but his will have to do and it's more than enough to establish her reputation as a major figure of the literary avant-garde, American-style, of which there are all too few. Inspiring. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,310,927 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,232 in LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction (Books) #7,350 in Women's Studies (Books) #37,968 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (34) | | Dimensions | 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches | | Edition | 1st Paperback Edition | | ISBN-10 | 0802134033 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0802134035 | | Item Weight | 11.5 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 268 pages | | Publication date | September 15, 1994 | | Publisher | Grove Press | ## Images ![My Mother: Demonology: A Novel (Acker, Kathy) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/512cOtbyVlL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow *by A***S on April 21, 2020* This is my first Kathy Acker novel I ever read . Stunning . If you like her style this is a trip into her twisted land of dreams finding their way into reality . ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All the cats stuffed back in the bag (and none too happy about it)... *by M***A on May 29, 2008* This may well be Acker's masterpiece--a book in which all of her previous experimentation achieves its fullest transmutation into a fluid organic whole. *my mother: demonology* isn't a novel, so much as a state of consciousness enclosed between two covers--a book that's like a box of spirits which once opened are impossible to put back and instantly take possession of the unwarily susceptible reader. Supposedly, according to the publisher, "based loosely on the relationship between Colette Peignot and Georges Bataille," but so loosely one would scarcely know it unless they were told, and then only partly based thereupon, and ultimately not at all essential to comprehending the text--it is far more useful to describe *my mother: demonology* as an assemblage of dream, memory, fantasy, automatic writing, personal myth, political jeremiad, and literary criticism, organized around a centrally located x-rated deconstruction and reconstruction of Emily Bronte's *Wuthering Heights.* It's not especially useful to talk about this book in terms of plot and just a little less useful to talk about it in terms of theme, although there is a narrative and it is about something; texts such as this one are composed like pieces of music or expressionistic paintings--the structure is essentially non-linear, "organic" and "poetic" as opposed to "logical," predominately emotional rather than intellectual. You might say that, as a book, it's closer to prophetic vision than potboiler. There are clear echoes of Ballard and Burroughs in *my mother: demonology,* especially the former's *The Atrocity Exhibit* and the latter's *Naked Lunch,* but to Acker's credit she very nearly makes the techniques of her literary forebears her own, even if her archly playful self-identification as a literary plagiarist makes originality both unnecessary and impossible. The most impressive distinction of Acker's text is its virtually seamless weave of various states of consciousness often depicted--inaccurately--in literature as mutually exclusive. Her style is pastiche--it's perceptual collage but collage where the edges are soft-focus, where the pieces are so well-blended that Acker has managed to invent--and/or record--a new form of integrated literary consciousness the way Burroughs did in his final masterpieces, the trilogy that ended in *The Western Lands.* Acker, dead shy of 50, may not have lived quite long enough to step completely out of the long shadows of the idols of the literary line she was heir to, but she left this text as an indication of where she was and where she was going when she ran out of life. It's a shame she didn't have the chance to go further, but his will have to do and it's more than enough to establish her reputation as a major figure of the literary avant-garde, American-style, of which there are all too few. Inspiring. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Get this book! *by A***R on December 18, 1999* This is my favorite Kathy Acker book--in fact, it is one of my all-time, absolute, favorite books of all time. It is just stunning, amazing, incredibly gorgeous, beautiful, awesome...by the end I was in a sweat, fainting, overwhelmed, thoroughly blown away by the incredible beauty and truth of this book. It will change you, open things up, a real SUBLIME experience. I could not recommened it enough. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.it/products/216778498-my-mother-demonology-a-novel-acker-kathy](https://www.desertcart.it/products/216778498-my-mother-demonology-a-novel-acker-kathy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Italy* *Store origin: IT* *Last updated: 2026-05-13*