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Discover 'Small Acts of Disappearance,' a profound collection of ten compelling essays by acclaimed author Fiona Wright. This book explores Wright's deeply personal struggle with an eating disorder that began in high school and escalated into life-threatening anorexia over a decade. Through her candid prose, Wright illuminates the complexities and contradictions of mental illness, demonstrating a remarkable understanding of how desperation intertwines with empowerment. Each essay documents her experiences at various pivotal moments in her life – from the challenges faced at university to her early journalism endeavors in Sri Lanka and her evolving identity as a writer in Germany. Additionally, the essays reflect upon her tumultuous journey through treatment in Sydney, combining sharp insights with humor and detailed observations of hunger's grip. With references to influential literary figures like Christina Stead, Carmel Bird, and John Berryman, Wright crafts a narrative that enriches both personal memoir and literary critique. This brand-new copy (ISBN: 9781922146939), published in 2015 by Giramondo Publishing, is an essential read for anyone interested in themes of eating disorders, addiction, and the intricacies of life writing. Enjoy free shipping on this item, and please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note that once you place your order, it cannot be canceled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922146939
Year: 2015
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Description:
Small Acts of Disappearance is a collection of ten essays that describes the author's affliction with an eating disorder which begins in high school, and escalates into life-threatening anorexia over the next ten years. Fiona Wright is a highly regarded poet and critic, and her account of her illness is informed by a keen sense of its contradictions and deceptions, and by an awareness of the empowering effects of hunger, which is unsparing in its consideration of the author's own actions and motivations. The essays offer perspectives on the eating disorder at different stages in Wright's life, at university, where she finds herself in a radically different social world to the one she grew up in, in Sri Lanka as a fledgling journalist, in Germany as a young writer, in her hospital treatments back in Sydney. They combine research, travel writing, memoir, and literary discussions of how writers like Christina Stead, Carmel Bird, Tim Winton, John Berryman and Louise Gluck deal with anorexia and addiction; together with accounts of family life, and detailed and humorous views of hunger-induced situations of the kind that are so compelling in Wright's poetry.Wonderful news - Fiona Wright has taken out the Nita B Kibble Award for women's life writing.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781922146939
Year: 2015
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing
Description:
Small Acts of Disappearance is a collection of ten essays that describes the author's affliction with an eating disorder which begins in high school, and escalates into life-threatening anorexia over the next ten years. Fiona Wright is a highly regarded poet and critic, and her account of her illness is informed by a keen sense of its contradictions and deceptions, and by an awareness of the empowering effects of hunger, which is unsparing in its consideration of the author's own actions and motivations. The essays offer perspectives on the eating disorder at different stages in Wright's life, at university, where she finds herself in a radically different social world to the one she grew up in, in Sri Lanka as a fledgling journalist, in Germany as a young writer, in her hospital treatments back in Sydney. They combine research, travel writing, memoir, and literary discussions of how writers like Christina Stead, Carmel Bird, Tim Winton, John Berryman and Louise Gluck deal with anorexia and addiction; together with accounts of family life, and detailed and humorous views of hunger-induced situations of the kind that are so compelling in Wright's poetry.Wonderful news - Fiona Wright has taken out the Nita B Kibble Award for women's life writing.