ISBN: 9781946448903
Editorial: Sarabande Books
Autor: Farmer, Ashley Marie
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 200
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: A harrowing and heartfelt essay collection weaving narratives about family, gun violence, art, and the American Dream.Two weeks before her grandfather purchased a gun, Ashley Marie Farmer’s grandmother tripped as she walked across their living room. It was a swift accident on an ordinary day: her chin hit the floor; her cervical spine shattered. She asked, “I’m paralyzed, aren’t I?” Later, thinking to put her out of her misery, he kissed his sleeping wife of sixty-three years and shot her in the chest. He tried to shoot himself too, but the weapon broke apart in his hands. He was immediately arrested. This is the scene we are greeted with at the outset of Farmer’s stunning collection of hybrid essays. One of its greatest features is the variety of voices, a kaleidoscopic approach that corrals in autobiography, audio transcripts, media, legal documents, internet comments, short prose pieces, and more. The result is a moving, deeply satisfying, and eye-opening story. Ashley Marie Farmer is a profound writer who is clearly here to stay, her voice a true gift to our times.ReviewThe New York Times, "Mourning Songs for Lives, and Art, That Could Have Been"Buzzfeed, "17 Books from Independent Publishers You Need to Read this Summer"Buzzfeed, "17 Short Story And Essay Collections For When You Want To Laugh, Cry, Think, Or Swoon"2022 International Rubery Book Awards Nonfiction Winner"Lyrical and poignant."―Roxane Gay on "Mercy""Remembering an act of violence born not out of malice, but love, Farmer’s narrative is melancholic, but still full of hope."―"Mourning Songs for Lives, and Art, That Could Have Been," by Kat Chow, The New York Times"What follows are essays about gun culture, violence, and what it means to die in America. But Farmer also takes a hard look at what it means to live; there are delightful passages of transcripts made from taped interviews of her grandparents reminiscing. There are also Farmer’s own questions about teaching and writing while stringing together adjunct jobs in order to barely make rent, complicated untanglings of family histories and mental health, and examinations of relationships, from the platonic to the romantic. Dear Damage, an open letter to demons of the past, still gives plenty of space for connection and joy."―"17 Books from Independent Publishers You Need to Read this Summer" by Wendy J. Fox, Buzzfeed"[G]ripping from the start...a truly unique and fascinating book."―"17 Short Story And Essay Collections For When You Want To Laugh, Cry, Think, Or Swoon," Buzzfeed"Poet Farmer (The Women) parses her complicated family history to create a heart-wrenching portrait of love, family, loss, and aging in this astounding collection.....In 'Mercy,' she writes, 'while I’m skeptical of mining beauty from pain... or landing on a diamond takeaway or even claiming good can come from it, I’ve learned that time-freezing anguish makes for micro-moments of unexpected reverence.' Farmer exceeds her intention; the moments she depicts teem with power. This potent work introduces Farmer as a writer to watch."―Publishers Weekly starred review"A slim...but striking book."―Kirkus Reviews"The short, connected, associative essays in Dear Damage are by turns ecstatic, stark, poetic, deeply and necessarily sorrowful, and also reportorial....Farmer is a curator of the stories of others, stories that are also her selves: writer, family member, and chorus in a Greek tragedy too. This book announces itself as a collection of essays, but it is also autobiography, commentary, legal transcripts, revised memories, and dream scenarios, all told with the vulnerability and intimacy of a writer a few lucky readers already know as a powerful voice talking back to 'Damage.'"―Andrew Tonkovich, Los Angeles Review of Books"[A] deft hand at compressed narratives filled to emotional brims."―"Beauty and Lightness: Gina Nutt and Ashley Marie Farmer in Conversation," The Millions"Farmer’s s
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