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Small Acts of Disappearance
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Small Acts of Disappearance Wonderful news - Fiona Wright has taken out the Nita B Kibble Award for women's life writing.
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Small Acts of Disappearance is a collection of ten essays that describe the author's affliction with an eating disorder which begins in high school and escalates into life-threatening anorexia over the next ten years.
Fiona Wright, a highly regarded poet and critic, provides an account of her illness that is informed by a keen sense of its contradictions and deceptions. She offers an unsparing consideration of her own actions and motivations, highlighting the empowering effects of hunger.
The essays offer perspectives on the eating disorder at various stages in Wright's life: at university, where she finds herself in a radically different social world to the one she grew up in; in Sri Lanka as a fledgling journalist; in Germany as a young writer; and during her hospital treatments back in Sydney.
Wright combines research, travel writing, memoir, and literary discussions, examining how writers like Christina Stead, Carmel Bird, Tim Winton, John Berryman, and Louise GlΓΌck deal with anorexia and addiction. These discussions are interwoven with accounts of family life and detailed, humorous views of hunger-induced situations that are as compelling as those in Wright's poetry.
Wonderful news - Fiona Wright has taken out the Nita B Kibble Award for women's life writing.
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Small Acts of Disappearance by Fiona Wright is a powerful exploration of the author's experiences with an eating disorder, interwoven with poetic observations on hunger, control, and identity. Reviews praise Wright's writing for its honesty and lyrical prose, noting her ability to articulate complex emotions with clarity and depth. The book is often described as both heart-wrenching and insightful, offering readers a profound understanding of the personal and societal implications of eating disorders.
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ISBN: 9781922146939
Publisher: Giramondo Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 September 2015
Country: Australia
Imprint: Giramondo Publishing Co
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 224
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