Body Work The Radical Power of Personal Narrative

Name: Body Work
Author: Melissa Febos

Auteur: Melissa Febos

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Melissa Febos

Engels
Paperback
9781526165848
15 maart 2022
192 pagina's

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In this bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and writing master class, Melissa Febos tackles the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing intimately while offering an utterly fresh examination of the storyteller's life and the questions which run through it.

‘One of the most liberating books on the subject of writing that I can think of. A tender, urgent intelligence, a wisdom that is hard-won, and a rigor born from a love for the craft preside.’
Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

‘Ferociously smart and piercingly insightful, Body Work is an instant classic of the how-and-why-do-we-write form. With candor and clarity, Melissa Febos explores the complexities of writing courageously and honestly about our lives.’
Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild

‘Body Work is the most necessary book about memoir I’ve read. Daring, honest, psychologically insightful, and absolutely whip smart. A must read for anybody shoving a pen across paper or staring into a screen or a past.’
Mary Karr, author of The Liars' Club and The Art of Memoir

In this bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and writing guide, Melissa Febos tackles the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing intimately while offering an utterly fresh examination of the storyteller’s life and the challenges it presents.

How do we write about the relationships that have formed us? How do we describe our bodies, their desires and traumas? What does it mean to have your writing, or living, dismissed as “navel-gazing”—or else hailed as “so brave, so raw”? And to whom, in the end, do our most intimate stories belong?

Drawing on her journey from aspiring writer to acclaimed author and writing professor—via addiction and recovery, sex work and academia—Melissa Febos has created a captivating guide to the writing life, and a brilliantly unusual exploration of subjectivity, privacy, and the power of divulgence. Candid and inspiring, Body Work will empower readers and writers alike, offering ideas—and occasional notes of caution—to anyone who has ever hoped to see their true self reflecting back from the open page.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 15 maart 2022
Aantal pagina's: 192

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Hoofdauteur: Melissa Febos
Hoofduitgeverij: Manchester University Press

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Product breedte: 129 mm
Product hoogte: 10 mm
Product lengte: 198 mm
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Verpakking hoogte: 10 mm
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