书目

Constellations：Reflections from Life

内容简介

Ihavecometothinkofallthemetalinmybodyasartificialstars,glisteningbeneaththeskin,aconstellationofoldandnewmetal.Amap,atracingofconnectionsandaguidetolookingatthingsfromdifferentangles.Howdoyoutellthestoryoflifethatisnoonething?Howdoyoutellthestoryofalifeinabody,asitgoesthroughsickness,health,motherhood?AndhowdoyoutellthatstorywhenyouarenotjustawomanbutawomaninIreland?Inthesepowerfulanddaringessays,SineadGleesondoesthatverything.Indoingsoshedelvesintoarangeofsubjects:art,illness,ghosts,grief,andourverywaysofseeing.InwritingthatisintraditionofsomeofourfinestwriterssuchasOliviaLaing,MaggieO'Farrell,andMaggieNelson,andyetstillinherownspirited,warmvoice,Gleesontakesusonajourneythatisbothpersonalandyetuniversalinitsresonance.

作者简介

SineadGleesonisawriterofessays,criticismandfiction.HerwritinghasappearedinGranta,WinterPapersandGorse,andastoryofhersappearsinBeingVarious:NewIrishShortStoriespublishedbyFaber.Sheistheeditorofthreeshortanthologies,includingTheLongGazeBack:anAnthologyofIrishWomenWritersandTheGlassShore:ShortStoriesbyWomenWritersfromtheNorthofIreland,bothofwhichwonBestIrishPublishedBookattheIrishBookAwards.SineadhasworkedasanartscriticandbroadcasterandhaspresentedTheBookShowonRTERadio1.ShelivesinDublin.

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