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Peter Sotos, the controversial American writer and underground artist, pushed the boundaries of free expression with his provocative and disturbing explorations of taboo subjects and societal taboos. From his transgressive writings on violence and sexuality to his confrontational approach to art and literature, Sotos' work challenges audiences to confront uncomfortable truths and question the limits of artistic freedom and social norms.
"My introduction to the Brady book was an attempt to nail the exact same idea since Brady addressed the point. And since I write pornography, naturally, something of an obsession for me."
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"My introduction to the Brady book was an attempt to nail the exact same idea since Brady addressed the point. And since I write pornography, naturally, something of an obsession for me."

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"Further, for once, I like the idea that people who think I'm a constant voice for the furthering of the imagination have to see that interest in a more materialistic fashion."
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"Further, for once, I like the idea that people who think I'm a constant voice for the furthering of the imagination have to see that interest in a more materialistic fashion."

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"But, right now, the situation is that almost all of my writing is out of print."
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"But, right now, the situation is that almost all of my writing is out of print."

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"Most of my books have caused distribution and printing problems in the past."
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"Most of my books have caused distribution and printing problems in the past."

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"Once again, I think there is little art being done that really owns up to such intense possibilities."
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"Once again, I think there is little art being done that really owns up to such intense possibilities."

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"And books that were published in much larger numbers than Selfish, Little are hard to find. And publishers who wanted to publish my last few works have them stuck in limbo while new distribution ideas and legal issues and fears are blown away."
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"And books that were published in much larger numbers than Selfish, Little are hard to find. And publishers who wanted to publish my last few works have them stuck in limbo while new distribution ideas and legal issues and fears are blown away."

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"I don't sell enough books to pay for the lawyers, however. And these various problems finally became too much."
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"I don't sell enough books to pay for the lawyers, however. And these various problems finally became too much."

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"In the past the publishers I've worked with have been extremely generous. And in almost every case, have been people who believed in the work rather than the sales and marketing."
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"In the past the publishers I've worked with have been extremely generous. And in almost every case, have been people who believed in the work rather than the sales and marketing."

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"The book grew out of the introduction I did for Brady's Gates of Janus. I knew that the writing in that introduction had a better than average chance of being read by people involved in Brady's life - parents of victims, police, Brady himself."
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"The book grew out of the introduction I did for Brady's Gates of Janus. I knew that the writing in that introduction had a better than average chance of being read by people involved in Brady's life - parents of victims, police, Brady himself."

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"Further, I'm obsessed with how language contorts and creates bodies."
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"Further, I'm obsessed with how language contorts and creates bodies."

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"I'm not trying to do conceptual art."
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"I'm not trying to do conceptual art."

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"If you look at the publishers I've worked with, generally, they're a great bunch. Creation is unlike any other publishing house you can think of. The people I've worked with have integrity and intelligence and, almost always, less money than ideas."
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"If you look at the publishers I've worked with, generally, they're a great bunch. Creation is unlike any other publishing house you can think of. The people I've worked with have integrity and intelligence and, almost always, less money than ideas."

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"I don't publish the books to make money, not at all."
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"I don't publish the books to make money, not at all."

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