My Body Is Yours

Name: My Body Is Yours
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SKU: 9781551525778
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A Memoir

By Michael V. Smith

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Summary

In My Body Is Yours, Michael V. Smith offers a vivid memoir exploring his journey through gender, identity, and acceptance. Through intimate storytelling, he reflects on his experiences as a queer man navigating societal expectations and the search for personal authenticity. Smith's narrative is both poignant and insightful, inviting readers into a moving exploration of body and self.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you are intrigued by personal journeys of self-discovery and identity. It offers a poignant exploration of the author's experiences with masculinity, sexuality, and vulnerability. If you enjoy deeply introspective and honest narratives that challenge societal norms, this memoir could be a compelling read for you.

An LGBT memoir by a formerly self-described "inadequate male," about the true meaning of being a man.

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Michael V. Smith is a multi-talented force of nature: a novelist, poet, improv comic, filmmaker, drag queen, performance artist and occasional clown. In this, his first work of nonfiction, Michael traces his early years as an inadequate male - a fey kid growing up in a small town amid a blue-collar family; a sissy; an insecure teenager desperate to disappear; and an obsessive writer-performer, drawn to compulsions of alcohol, sex, reading, spending, work and art as a means to cope and heal.

My Body Is Yours explores these formative experiences, painting a vivid portrait of a man in search of identity, belonging, and self-acceptance amidst a tumultuous world.

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The book by Michael V. Smith is praised for its raw and intimate exploration of identity and humanity. It is noted for its emotional depth and the author's ability to intertwine personal experiences with broader cultural contexts. The narrative is described as a heartfelt journey of self-discovery and vulnerability, offering readers a candid glimpse into Smith's life and struggles with manhood and identity.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781551525778

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 October 2015

Country: Canada

Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 323g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Michael V. Smith won the inaugural Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging LGBT Writers from the Writers Trust of Canada for his first novel, Cumberland. He's since published two poetry books and a second novel, Progress. An improv comic, filmmaker, drag queen, and occasional clown, Smith investigates notions of community and belonging, especially as relating to sexuality, gender, class, and identity. He teaches creative writing in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus in Kelowna, BC.

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