Jan 18, 2018 a riveting tale of destruction and love found in the direst of places, lidia yuknavitchs the book of joan raises questions about what it means to be human, the fluidity of sex and gender, and the role of art as a means for survival. In yuknavitch s audacious first novel, equal parts acidtongued comingofage story and feminist retelling of freuds most famous case study, seattle teen ida goes toetotoe with her new. In this way, as well as detailing the journey of a writer, the chronology of water is as much a book about writing as it is a memoir. The author was an abused child who tried to escape the horrors of her home through competitive swimming. This is the book ive been waiting to read all of my life. This is the book im going to press into everyones hands for years to come. The powers of her prose are on full, incandescent display. Dec 12, 2015 corporeal writing online is an online workshop series i created because im interested in helping people make artmaking part of their life practice. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. A fierce, provocative, and deeply affecting novel of both ideas and action that blends the tight construction of julian barness the sense of an ending with the emotional power of anthony marras a constellation of vital phenomena, lidia yuknavitchs the small backs of children is a major step forward from one of our most avidly watched.
A headcase, her widely acclaimed memoir the chronology of water was a finalist for a pen center usa award for creative nonfiction and winner of a pnba. Lidia yuknavitchs ted talk and telling the stories only you. In the chronology of water, lidia yuknavitch expertly moves the reader through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned artist. Any acts that resemble the act or idea of sex and anything other than blind allegiance to joan of dirts official death story, the one where she was burnt at the stake. Us read online or download her other mouths by lidia yuknavitch full ebook for your pc or mobile good news for her other mouths. Lidia yuknavitch s memoir the chronology of water is a brutal beauty bomb and a true love song. Writer lidia yuknavitch on telling stories from the edges the. The first edition of the novel was published in march 1st 2011, and was written by lidia yuknavitch.
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