Preface xiParents Stink (1947-1964) 1What it Means to be Avant-Garde (1964-1976) 41A Narrative? No, A Vision (1976-1983) 147To Live Forever in Wonder (1983-1990) 223The School of the Self (1990-1997) 287Afterword 335Acknowledgments 339Illustration Credits 345Notes on Sources 347Endnotes 349Index 373About the Author 391