{"product_id":"or-an-autobiography-by-toby-fitch-9781764239707","title":"Or, an Autobiography","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOr, an Autobiography\u003c\/em\u003e explores in poetry the fluidities of self, body, and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOr, an Autobiography\u003c\/em\u003e delves into these themes with its central book-length poem, 'The Or Tree', an alternative version of the fictional poem 'The Oak Tree', originally written by Virginia Woolf's character Orlando (a fictional rendering of Vita Sackville-West). In Woolf's narrative, 'The Oak Tree' takes Orlando over 300 years to compose as they navigate multiple eras, burn their poetic oeuvre, engage in various affairs with poets, critics, and a queen, while transitioning gender from male to female.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The Or Tree' is an assemblage and erasure poem resurrected chronologically from the six chapters of a burnt copy of \u003cem\u003eOrlando: A Biography\u003c\/em\u003e. It pays homage to androgyny and the non-binary, reflecting the fluidity inherent within us all. 'Or' serves as an alter ego and character within the poem, adopting they\/them pronouns, as well as representing a conjunction and a ghost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComplementing 'The Or Tree' is an \"understorey\", a poetic essay that underscores and intertwines with the poem across each chapter. This essay provides a radical play on the confessional and citational, enhancing the text's exploration of identity and fluidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340997148908,"sku":"9781764239707","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781764239707.jpg?v=1772179816","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/or-an-autobiography-by-toby-fitch-9781764239707","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}