Linea nigra : an essay on pregnancy and earthquakes /
An intimate exploration of motherhood, Linea Nigra approaches the worries and joys of childbearing from a diverse range of inspirations and traditions, from Louise Bourgeois to Ursula K. Le Guin to the indigenous Nahua model Luz Jiménez. Part memoir and part manifesto, Barrera's singular insigh...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Spanish. |
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San Francisco :
Two Lines Press,
[2022].
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| Summary: | An intimate exploration of motherhood, Linea Nigra approaches the worries and joys of childbearing from a diverse range of inspirations and traditions, from Louise Bourgeois to Ursula K. Le Guin to the indigenous Nahua model Luz Jiménez. Part memoir and part manifesto, Barrera's singular insights, delivered in candid prose, clarify motherhood while also cherishing the mysteries of the body. Writing through her first pregnancy, birthing, breastfeeding and young motherhood, Barrera embraces the subject fully, making lucid connections between maternity, earthquakes, lunar eclipses and creative labor. Inspired by the author's own mother's painting practice, Linea Nigra concludes with an impassioned cal. Childbearing is art and art is childbearing. |
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| Item Description: | Illustrations on endpapers. "This book is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 175 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781949641301 1949641309 |