Bibliograph

Body work, the radical power of personal narrative, Melissa Febos

Type

Label

Body work, the radical power of personal narrative, Melissa Febos

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-171)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Body work

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1276933393

Responsibility statement

Melissa Febos

Sub title

the radical power of personal narrative

Summary

"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"--Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

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

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