{"product_id":"body-work-the-radical-power-of-personal-narrative-9781646220854","title":"Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemoir meets craft masterclass in this \"daring, honest, psychologically insightful\" exploration of how we think and write about intimate experiences--\"a must read for anybody shoving a pen across paper or staring into a screen or a past (Mary Karr)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow might we go about capturing on the page the relationships that have formed us? How do we write about our bodies, their desires and traumas? What does it mean for an author's way of writing, or living, to be dismissed as \"navel-gazing\"--or else hailed as \"so brave, so raw\"? And to whom, in the end, do our most intimate stories belong? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on her own path 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, \u003ci\u003eBody Work\u003c\/i\u003e will empower readers and writers alike, offering ideas--and occasional notes of caution--to anyone who has ever hoped to see themselves in a story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Febos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646220854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Febos\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, \u003ci\u003eWhip Smart\u003c\/i\u003e, and the essay collections, \u003ci\u003eAbandon Me\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist, and \u003ci\u003eGirlhood\u003c\/i\u003e. The inaugural winner of the Jeanne Córdova Nonfiction Award from LAMBDA Literary, her work has appeared in publications including \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLenny Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e. She curated the Mixer Reading and Music Series in Manhattan for ten years and served on the Board of Directors for VIDA: Women in Literary Arts for five. The recipient of an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College, she is an associate professor at the University of Iowa, where she teaches in the Nonfiction Writing Program.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39827943751795,"sku":"9781646220854","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_38302af9-6d7c-48ef-895a-7367fb00625f.jpg?v=1644580411","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/body-work-the-radical-power-of-personal-narrative-9781646220854","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}