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Punk Literature

Speculative and Fantastic Fiction

Punk literature is literature related to the punk subculture. The attitude and ideologies of punk rock gave rise to distinctive characteristics in the writing it manifested. It has influenced the transgressional fiction literary genre, the cyberpunk genre and their derivatives.

Facts
Notable Example
Blood and Guts in High School by Kathy Acker 1
Defining Trait
Distinctive writing characteristics arising from the attitude and ideologies of punk rock 1
Sources
1. Punk literature (Wikipedia)
  • Fiction
    Many of the major works of Kathy Acker reflect themes of punk literature, most notably Blood and Guts in High School
  • Introduction
    The attitude and ideologies of punk rock gave rise to distinctive characteristics in the writing it manifested.
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