Opacities : on writing and the writing life /
In a series of compressed, dynamic prose pieces, Samatar blends letters from her friend with notes on literature, turning to Édouard Glissant to study the necessary opacity of identity, to Theresa Hak Kyung Cha for a model of literary kinship and to a variety of others, including Clarice Lispector,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Soft Skull Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | In a series of compressed, dynamic prose pieces, Samatar blends letters from her friend with notes on literature, turning to Édouard Glissant to study the necessary opacity of identity, to Theresa Hak Kyung Cha for a model of literary kinship and to a variety of others, including Clarice Lispector, Maurice Blanchot and Rainer Maria Rilke, for insights on the experience and practice of writing. In so doing, Samatar addresses a number of questions about the writing life. Why does publishing feel like the opposite of writing? How can a Black woman navigate interviews and writing conferences without being reduced to a symbol? Are writers located in their biographies or in their texts? And above all, how can the next book be written? |
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| Physical Description: | 179 pages : portrait ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781593767662 1593767668 |