X (John Cage book)

X: Writings ’79–’82 is a book by American avant-garde composer John Cage (1912–1992), first published in 1983. The book contains the following works:

• "Foreword" (1983)
• "Writing for the Fourth Time through Finnegans Wake" (1983)
• "'There is not much difference between the two.' (Suzuki Daisetz)." (1979)
• "Toyama 1982" (1982)
• "James Joyce, Marcel Duchamp, Erik Satie: An Alphabet" (1981-3)
• "Another Song" (1981)
• "Writing through the Cantos" (1983)
• (untitled) (1979, also known as "Correction")
• "B.W. 1916–1979" (1979, also known as "Ben Weber, 1916-1979")
• "For her first exhibition with love" (1982)
• "Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse)" (continued 1973–1982)
• "Wishful Thinking" (1983)
• "Muoyce (Writing for the Fifth Time through Finnegans Wake)" (1982, also published earlier as "Muoyce")

See also

• List of compositions by John Cage