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Body: Writers Reflect on Parts of the Body
Body Writers Reflect on Parts of the Body Author:Sharon Sloan Fiffer, Steve Fiffer, Lynda Barry, Ron Carlson, Veronica Chambers, Leah Hager Cohen, Rosario Ferre, Michael Knight, Natalie Kusz, Jacki Lyden, Thomas Lynch, Richard McCann, Kyoko Mori, Thylias Moss, Esmeralda Santiago, Jane Smiley The skilled anthologist team of Fiffer and Fiffer covers the essentials. They began with Home (1995), moved to Family (1996), and now focus on the body. The essays and memoirs gathered here are expectedly personal and yet unexpectedly and quite wonderfully expansive. Francine Prose cannot write of the nose without considering famous literary org... more »ans, such as Gogol's rogue schnozzle or the mighty proboscis of Cyrano de Bergerac. Rosario Ferrewrites with earthy candor about the butt, and Veronica Chambers reports on life lived in dreadlocks. Lynda Barry offers a startling tale about her cousin's lousy teeth and his curiosity about the teeth of Jesus. Esmeralda Santiago tells the story of her scars, Mona Simpson praises hands, Richard McCann writes about his liver transplant, and Thomas Lynch considers the womb, pregnancy, and the father's perspective on the question of choice and abortion rights. Thylias Moss, Chris Offutt, and Kyoto Mori also contribute fresh and magnetic pieces.
Eighteen modern authors reflect on various parts of the body in a collection of short works celebrating the physical presence by such authors as Veronica Chambers, Jane Smiley, Mona Simpson, Esmeralda Santiago, Richard McCann, and Thomas Lynch.« less