The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson An intrepid voyage out to the frontiers of the latest thinking about love, language and familyMaggie Nelsons The Argonauts is a genre-bending memoir, a work of autotheory offering fresh, fierce and timely thinking about desire, identity and the limitations and possibilities of love and language. At its centre is a romance: the story of the authors relationship with the artist Harry Dodge. This story, which includes the authors account of falling in love with Dodge, who is fluidly gendered, as well as her journey to and through a pregnancy, is an intimate portrayal of the complexities and joys of (queer) family making.Writing in the spirit of public intellectuals such as Susan Sontag and Roland Barthes, Nelson binds her personal experience to a rigorous exploration of what iconic theorists have said about sexuality, gender, and the vexed institutions of marriage and child-rearing. Nelsons insistence on radical individual freedom and the value of caretaking becomes the rallying cry for this thoughtful, unabashed, uncompromising book. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Maggie Nelson is a poet, a critic, and the author of several nonfiction books, including The Red Parts, The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning, Bluets, and Jane: A Murder. She teaches in the School of Critical Studies at CalArts and lives in Los Angeles, California. Review A superb exploration of the risk and the excitement of change...An exceptional portrait both of a romantic partnership and of the collaboration between Nelsons mind and heart. * New Yorker *Maggie Nelson slays entrenched notions of gender, marriage and sexuality with lyricism, intellectual brass and soul-ringing honesty. * Vanity Fair *A magnificent achievement of thought, care and art. * Los Angeles Times *Nelsons writing is fluid—to read her story is to drift dreamily among her thoughts...She masterfully analyzes the way we talk about sex and gender. * Huffington Post *One of the most intelligent, generous and moving books of the year. STARRED review * Publishers Weekly *A book that will challenge readers as much as the author has challenged herself. STARRED review * Kirkus Reviews *So much writing about motherhood makes the world seem smaller after the child arrives, more circumscribed, as if in tacit fealty to the larger cultural assumptions about moms and domesticity; Nelsons book does the opposite. * New York Times Book Review *I finished this brilliant book triumphantly convinced of the worthwhileness of the search to capture every aspect of experience in words, and convinced of the necessary daring of specificity, whether we are talking about specific genders, specific sexual practices or specific feelings. * Guardian *An absolutely extraordinary book...Extremely smart and very moving...Works so perfectly both as a really beautiful piece of memoir writing and also a really smart, intellectual look at gender. * A Case for Books *The Argonauts offers no easy answers to the questions Nelson poses: but it is moving, in every sense of the word. * New Statesman *A thought-provoking and fascinating read. * Otago Daily Times *A wonderful genre-disregarding beast…Nelson has created a work that lets the reader into the intimate world of her love partnership and family, as well as engaging the intellect. * Readings *I thought about copying down whole passages...Nelsons writing about gender is pretty wonderful. The reflexivity and circularity of her work resists over-simplifications. * Lifted Brow *A song of praise for everyday, ordinary suburban life and simple pleasures. * Herald Sun *An extraordinary record of a life that could only have been written in the early 21st century…[Nelson] is thoughtful, provoking and concise. * Stuff NZ *Remarkable…Nelson has succeeded in combining self-expression and thinking through in a way that is as fundamental as it is compelling. * Age/Sydney Morning Herald *Brisk, frank and funny. Nelson does not preach but takes us on her personal journey…She gives us space to find our own way and draw our own conclusions. Recommended. * New Zealand Listener *Once I let myself be vulnerable to the authors intelligence, I began to be emboldened by the book. For all the names, the theories, and the philosophers, this book is a book about life. About humans and about love. Maggie Nelson is her own vehicle, her own tool, to analyse life. * Salient *Nelson is an electrifying writer, and The Argonauts is an intensely personal, fiercely intelligent reflection on marriage, motherhood, desire and family. * Readings, Best Non-Fiction Books of 2016 *Shimmering with intelligence; fully alive to both the joyful and the difficult part of love; illuminating on motherhood. * Times Literary Supplement *It might require a bit of work but The Argonauts rewards us with an expansive way of considering identity, caretaking, and freedom. Maybe it will change the way we think and speak about others and ourselves? -- Emma WatsonThe Argonauts is a book of borrowing and sharing…an exhilarating tour de force drawing on queer and feminist theory as well as the personal narrative of Nelsons family. * New York Magazine *It looks at life from a feminist perspective. It is about love and marriage, motherhood, pregnancy, birth and family-making, and is fascinating. * Lily Cole, Hello * Prizes Winner of National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism 2015 (United States) Short-listed for Rathbones Folio Prize 2017 (UK) Long-listed for Jan Michalski Prize 2018 Review Quote A superb exploration of the risk and the excitement of change...An exceptional portrait both of a romantic partnership and of the collaboration between Nelsons mind and heart. Description for Sales People A brave, fascinating memoir about love, gender, gender theory, having children, death, writing, and the modern family Maggie Nelson, an established poet and prose writer, details her love for and relationship with Harry Dodge, a charismatic, gender-fluid artist (are you a man or a woman? the narrator wonders, but it just doesnt matter) In a brilliantly-written account that is moving as well as fascinating, Nelson charts her thoughts and feelings about becoming a step-parent, her pregnancy, Harrys operation and testosterone injections, and the couples complex joys in queer-family creation Hailed by Publishers Weekly , in a starred review, as one of the most intelligent, generous, and moving books of the year; by the Los Angeles Times as a magnificent achievement of thought, care, and art; and by the New Yorker as a superb exploration of the risk and excitement of change-- The Argonauts is one of the most important and influential books of 2016 A must-read for literati, academics, and anyone interested in the new contours of the contemporary family. Details ISBN1925355608 Author Maggie Nelson Year 2016 ISBN-10 1925355608 ISBN-13 9781925355604 Format Paperback Publication Date 2016-04-13 Imprint The Text Publishing Company Place of Publication Melbourne Country of Publication Australia Pages 192 DEWEY 306.85 Publisher Text Publishing Language English Alternative 9781925410037 Audience General NZ Release Date 2016-04-12 AU Release Date 2016-04-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:134315695;

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