The Hunger Artist
A Novel
Look Away.
In a sold-out arena at the height of her fame, The Hunger Artist took the stage before a wine dark sea of ravenous faces. She was meant to untie her robe, expose her emancipated body, and silently join the musty straw strewn across the floor of her heavy iron cage.
Instead, the Hunger Artist approached a microphone and did the unthinkable.
She spoke.
She asked you, pleaded with you, to look away.
And you hated her for it.
Now, the man who knew her best has decided to break his silence and set the record straight on The Hunger Artist. Featuring exclusive journal entries from the artist herself, this is the only true and authorized account of The Hunger Artist’s rise to fame, fall from grace, and the real meaning of her controversial art.
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A Novel by Danny Judge
From the Hunger Artist's journals:
A diary, it's been said, is the lowest form of literature. But that's perfectly fitting, because I am the lowest form of lifeform practicing the lowest form not merely of literature but of all art: Hunger.
Coming Summer 2026
From the Hunger Artist's journals:
Who knows how many words I have left. So to me, you see, the diary is forgivable. Besides, it brings me closer to you. Sometimes my low art is beautiful. At least to me.
The Hunger Artist will be my debut novel. My short fiction has appeared in Litro, The Boiler Journal, Lunch Ticket, and many other magazines. I'm the Founding Editor of Wallstrait, A Journal of Hard-to-Define Fiction.
About Danny Judge
From the Hunger Artist's journals:
There is nothing in life about which you cannot learn to think differently, including the end of it. My feverish dreams will stop soon. I am terrified of that yellow envelope.
The Hunger Artist: A Novel by Danny Judge
Coming Summer 2026
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