In this bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and master class, Melissa Febos tackles the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing intimately while offering a fresh examination of the storyteller 's life and the questions that run through it.
How can we go about capturing on the page the relationships that have formed us? How can we write about our bodies and their desires and traumas? What does it mean for an author 's way of writing or living to be dismissed as navel gazing - or else hailed as brave and raw? And to whom, in the end, do our most intimate stories belong?
Drawing on her own journey from aspiring writer to acclaimed author and writing professor - through addiction and recovery, sex work and Harvard night school - 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 uplifting, Body Work will inspire readers and writers alike, offering ideas - and occasional notes of caution - to anyone who has ever hoped to see themselves in a story.
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