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Knock Wood

- A Memoir in Essays
Af: Jennifer Militello Engelsk Paperback

Knock Wood

- A Memoir in Essays
Af: Jennifer Militello Engelsk Paperback
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Winner of the 2018 Dzanc Nonfiction Prize

“Knock Wood is an absolute wonder, and Jennifer Militello is at the top of her form.”
—Andre Dubus III, author of Townie and The House of Sand and Fog

In Knock Wood, the first nonfiction collection by award-winning poet Jennifer Militello, a knock on wood to ward off illness sets in motion a chain of events and memories that call into question the very structure of time.

Anchored by a wooden ring, Militello explores her life through the lens of three intertwined elements: the story of a mentally ill aunt in an abusive marriage; a high school romance with a boy who eventually dies of a heroin overdose; and an extra-marital affair characterized by an otherworldly connection. Cause and effect reverse as significant events—an arrest for a felony committed in high school, a trip by train to meet an illicit lover, and a suicide attempt on those same New York tracks—seem to influence one another outside of time and space. As Militello delicately threads each memory to the next, she explores the themes of family damage and the precarious ties of love.

Militello has been recognized many times for her work in poetry and prose, including honors such as the Yeats Poetry Prize from the W.B. Yeats Society of New York, the Betty Gabehart Poetry Prize, and the Tupelo Press First Book Award. Her collection Body Thesaurus was named one of the top poetry books of 2013 by Best American Poetry.
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Winner of the 2018 Dzanc Nonfiction Prize

“Knock Wood is an absolute wonder, and Jennifer Militello is at the top of her form.”
—Andre Dubus III, author of Townie and The House of Sand and Fog

In Knock Wood, the first nonfiction collection by award-winning poet Jennifer Militello, a knock on wood to ward off illness sets in motion a chain of events and memories that call into question the very structure of time.

Anchored by a wooden ring, Militello explores her life through the lens of three intertwined elements: the story of a mentally ill aunt in an abusive marriage; a high school romance with a boy who eventually dies of a heroin overdose; and an extra-marital affair characterized by an otherworldly connection. Cause and effect reverse as significant events—an arrest for a felony committed in high school, a trip by train to meet an illicit lover, and a suicide attempt on those same New York tracks—seem to influence one another outside of time and space. As Militello delicately threads each memory to the next, she explores the themes of family damage and the precarious ties of love.

Militello has been recognized many times for her work in poetry and prose, including honors such as the Yeats Poetry Prize from the W.B. Yeats Society of New York, the Betty Gabehart Poetry Prize, and the Tupelo Press First Book Award. Her collection Body Thesaurus was named one of the top poetry books of 2013 by Best American Poetry.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 144
ISBN-13: 9781945814969
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1945814969
Kategori: Erindringer
Udg. Dato: 29 aug 2019
Længde: 0mm
Bredde: 139mm
Højde: 215mm
Forlag: Dzanc Books
Oplagsdato: 29 aug 2019
Forfatter(e): Jennifer Militello
Forfatter(e) Jennifer Militello

Kategori Erindringer

ISBN-13 9781945814969

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 144

Udgave

Længde 0mm

Bredde 139mm

Højde 215mm

Udg. Dato 29 aug 2019

Oplagsdato 29 aug 2019

Forlag Dzanc Books