Belcourt, BillyRay
A History of My Brief Body
- ISBN 13:
- 9781937512934
- author:
- Belcourt, BillyRay
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Two Dollar Radio
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 142
- Dimensions:
- 19.1 x 14 centimetres (0.20 kg)
- Genre:
- Biography, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Native American & Aboriginal,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Billy-Ray Belcourt's A History of My Brief Body is a stunning collection of essays and vignettes that explore the complexities of his life and the world around him. With unflinching honesty, Belcourt recounts his experiences with colonial violence, first loves, and queerness, weaving together a narrative that is both deeply personal and universally relatable. Through his writing, Belcourt seeks to reconcile the world he was born into with the world that could be, creating a powerful meditation on memory, gender, anger, shame, and ecstasy. This is a book that will devastate and console in equal measure, its words both eye-opening and intensely emotional. With its assured voice and unflinching gaze, A History of My Brief Body is a work of remarkable power and vulnerability, one that will earn its place alongside some of the most important queer texts of our time.
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