Sep 12
2009

From Mythmakers and Lawbreakers:

CrimethInc. (1995–) is an open group identity: anyone can compose a text or carry out an action and claim it for CrimethInc. In addition to organizing events, several CrimethInc. cells are known for producing books, magazines, records, and the like. Aside from allegedly non-fiction compositions such as Days of War, Nights of Love, the collective has published several works of fiction, including The Secret World of Duvbo and The Secret World of Terijian, as well as Expect Resistance, which mixes narrative and non-fiction throughout.

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Sep 10
2009

From Mythmakers and Lawbreakers:

The Catastraphone Orchestra (2006–) might be one of the only bands of musicians that writes fiction together. A collection of chain-smokers, mad scientists, and drug-addled minds, they write in the long-antiquated “seasonal” style of fiction as well as penning manifestos and journalistic forays into the past.

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Sep 10
2009

From Mythmakers and Lawbreakers:

Luther Blissett (1994–) is a collective identity that was begun by Italian anarchists in 1994. The idea is that anyone may call themselves Luther Blissett (a name they took from a famous and still-living footballer). Luther Blissett has since done a large number of extravagant, anti-spectacle media stunts and has collectively written an international bestseller, Q (which, like the rest of their work, is freely downloadable). When controversial anarchist Hakim Bey was set to visit Italy, Luther Blissett published a book as if it were written by Hakim Bey, which included, among other things, a speech by Josef Stalin. It met with critical success and quickly sold out. Only later was it revealed the the book was a fake.

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