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I Am Secretly an Important Man

by Steven "Jesse" Bernstein · 1996

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A (posthumous) collection of prose from the nearly legendary writer, junkie, wordsmith, sometime Sub-Pop recording artist, a and inspiration to Kurt Cobain and countless others. "The work is deeply felt...Bernstein has been there and brought it back. Bernstein is a writer." [William S. Burroughs]

Themes
addictionaddictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 132 pages
Form
poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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