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Lädt ... The Black Veil: A Memoir with Digressionsvon Rick Moody
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Este libro conjuga la trayectoria del novelista Rick Moody y los elementos característicos de su obra: la familia disfuncional, el cuadro de época y la desesperación de ser joven en un mundo de adultos desequilibrados. ( ) Moody did manage to tie together his memoir with "The Minister's Black Veil," but ultimately it was because of a genealogy project--the Moody in the story being, according to family legend, one of Rick Moody's ancestors. The memoir parts of the book were interesting, and I really enjoyed those sections. The criticism of the short story I have no intention to read, not so much. And really--is a stranger's genealogy interesting to anyone besides the person doing the researching? I truly enjoyed this rambling, spiraling, yet consistently coherent memoir. Moody's account of patrimony, addiction, family history, American history, Nathaniel Hawthorne, literary criticism, depression, and modern American does digress indeed, but always in brilliant sweeps that return the reader to the center over and over, even if that center itself is rather ambiguous. Moody is a brilliant writer whose use of italics creates a very personal vocal style. The bonus at the end is the complete reproduced text of Hawthorne's short story, "The Minister's Black Veil," which is the caption that defines the structure and theme of this amazing book. This was lovely and peculiar and many different things all at once. I really appreciated the fact that it is a memoir of his drug/alcohol addiction without being self serving or grotesque and also that the metaphor he chose and the Nathanial Hawthorne short story that reveals it are so apt without being stridently blatant Zeige 5 von 5 Auszeichnungen
A raw, unflinching, convention-defying memoir of substance abuse, depression, and guilt In his genre-bending memoir, Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm, delves into not only his own tormenting struggle with depression and alcoholism but also the pathos inherent in American society. Beginning with his childhood and widening his gaze to his ancestral past, Moody elegantly details the events that led him to admit himself to a psychiatric hospital. Seeking explanations for his inner demons, Moody traces his lineage back to Joseph "Handkerchief" Moody. In early-eighteenth-century Maine, Joseph accidentally killed his childhood friend and wore a handkerchief over his face for the rest of his life as a self-imposed punishment. His story stirs within Moody a drive to understand his own failings through a study of American violence from colonial times to the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. Remarkably broad in scope and full of Moody's witticisms and brilliantly crafted prose, The Black Veil is an extraordinary exploration of both personal and cultural shame that transcends the expectations of a memoir. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Rick Moody including rare images from the author's personal collection. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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