"In a book that will change the ways we think about
autobiography and criticism, Nancy K. Miller produces poignant
revelations about what it means to live with a dying parent as a
son or daughter, as well as the difference that gender makes in
such a painful situation. In Bequest and Betrayal, she develops an
original feminist perspective by counterpointing lyrical
introspection about her own grief with critical insights into
memoirs by Simone de Beauvoir, Philip Roth, Art Spiegelman, Susan
Cheever, Carolyn Steedman, and Annie Ernaux." Sandra M. Gilbert and
Susan Gubar, co-authors of The Madwoman in the Attic, No Man's
Land, and The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women
"Miller's use of the memoir form offers a new model of serious
criticism, and a way of imagining community through bonds of paper
as well as bonds of blood. " Elaine Showalter, London Review of
Books
Melding the details of her own experience with the familial
biographies of well-known contemporary writers, Miller recreates a
common experience the loss of a father or a mother and exposes the
often tortuous paths of mourning and attachment that we follow in
the wake of loss. In the process, she offers pieces of personal
history, revealing the mixed emotions provoked by her mother's
sudden death from cancer and her father's painful struggle with
Parkinson's disease. Memoirs about the loss of parents show how
enmeshed in the family plot we have been and the price of our
complicity in its stories. The death of parents forces us to
rethink our lives, to reread ourselves. We read for what we need to
find. Sometimes, we also find what we didn't know we needed."
General
Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2000 |
First published: |
2000 |
Authors: |
Nancy K. Miller
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Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-21379-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Health, Home & Family >
Family & health >
General
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LSN: |
0-253-21379-7 |
Barcode: |
9780253213792 |
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