Paper both shapes and defines us. Baby books, diaries, sewing
patterns, diplomas, resumes, letters, death certificates—we find
our stories in them. My Life in Paper is Beth Kephart’s
memoiristic exploration of the paper legacies we forge and leave.
Kephart’s obsession with paper began in the wake of her
father’s death, when she began to handcraft books and make and
marble paper in his memory. But it was when she read My Life with
Paper, an autobiography by the late renowned paper hunter and
historian Dard Hunter, that she felt she had found a kindred
spirit, someone to whom she might address a series of one-sided
letters about life and how we live it. Remembering and crafting,
wanting and loving, doubting and forgetting—the spine and weave
of My Life in Paper came into view. Paper, for Kephart, provides
proof of our yearning, proof of our failure, proof of the people
who loved us and the people we have lost. It offers, too, a
counterweight to the fickle state of memory. My Life in Paper,
illustrated by the author herself, is an intimate and poignant
meditation on life’s most pressing questions.
General
Imprint: |
Temple University Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Beth Kephart
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Dimensions: |
210 x 143mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4399-2394-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4399-2394-9 |
Barcode: |
9781439923948 |
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