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Body work : the radical power of personal narrative / Melissa Febos.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Catapult, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: xviii, 171 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781646220854
  • 1646220854
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
In praise of navel-gazing -- Mind fuck: writing better sex -- A big shitty party: six parables of writing about other people -- The return: the art of confession.
Summary: Drawing on her own experiences, the author of the critically acclaimed memoir "Whip Smart" discusses how to confront the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing about our most intimate lives.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 808.0669 F289 Available 33111010809875
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In 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.

In praise of navel-gazing -- Mind fuck: writing better sex -- A big shitty party: six parables of writing about other people -- The return: the art of confession.

Drawing on her own experiences, the author of the critically acclaimed memoir "Whip Smart" discusses how to confront the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing about our most intimate lives.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-171).

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