Constellations: Reflections From Life
身体、母性、喪失、記憶をめぐる短いエッセイを束ね、個人的な回想から広い文化的視野へと開く。
作品情報
身体、母性、喪失、記憶をめぐる短いエッセイを束ね、個人的な回想から広い文化的視野へと開く。
身体、母性、喪失、記憶をめぐる短いエッセイを束ね、個人的な回想から広い文化的視野へと開く。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Picador
- 発売日
- 2020-04-02
- ページ数
- 256ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 13 x 1.6 x 19.7 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781509892778
- ISBN-10
- 150989277X
- 価格
- 2833 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Biographies & Memoirs/Specific Groups/Women
*Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2020* *Winner of non-fiction book of the year at the Irish Book Awards* An extraordinarily intimate book of essays that chart the experiences that have made Sinéad Gleeson the woman and the writer she is today, for readers of The Last Act of Love and I Am, I Am, I Am. 'Utterly magnificent. Raw, thought-provoking and galvanising; this is a book every woman should read.' – Eimear McBride, author of A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing. I have come to think of all the metal in my body as artificial stars, glistening beneath the skin, a constellation of old and new metal. A map, a tracing of connections and a guide to looking at things from different angles. How do you tell the story of a life in a body, as it goes through sickness, health, motherhood? How do you tell that story when you are not just a woman but a woman in Ireland? In the powerful and daring essays in Constellations Sinéad Gleeson does that very thing. All of life is within these pages, from birth to first love, pregnancy to motherhood, terrifying sickness, old age and loss to death itself. Throughout this wide-ranging collection she also turns her restless eye outwards delving into work, art and our very ways of seeing. In the tradition of some of our finest life writers, and yet still in her own spirited, generous voice, Sinéad takes us on a journey that is both uniquely personal and yet universal in its resonance. Here is the fierce joy and pain of being alive. 'Breathtaking and sublime.' – Nina Stibbe 'Absolutely extraordinary and life-enhancing.' – Daisy Buchanan, author of How to be Grown-up.
Sinéad Gleeson is a writer of essays, criticism and fiction. Her writing has appeared in Granta , Winter Papers and Gorse , and a story of hers was in Being Various: New Irish Short Stories . She is the editor of three short story anthologies, including The Long Gaze Back: an Anthology of Irish Women Writers and The Glass Shore: Short Stories by Women Writers from the North of Ireland , both of which won Best Irish Published Book at the Irish Book Awards. Sinéad has worked as an arts critic and broadcaster and has presented The Book Show on RTÉ Radio 1. She lives in Dublin.
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Constellations, by Sinead Gleeson. 5/5. ‘The lines between body and womb have become blurred, a vessel inside a vessel. The physical body - the visible collection of bones and skin we present to the world - does not fully belong to its owner if the womb within it contains an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy. There are all kinds of people ready to queue up and remind a woman of that.’ This book is obscenely beautiful. Gleeson explores the fragility of our bodies, and how illness and injury can change a person’s life course in a matter of seconds. She explores her own journey and diagnosis, and reflects on other unwell women and their life trajectories. It is a book that is brimming full of grief, longing, confusion and ultimately, hope. Split between memoir and a collection of essays, it explores our reactions to loss and frailty, whilst also highlighting the human need for adventure and achievement. I particularly liked the part about the female pilots who challenged societal expectations of women, and Gleeson’s gorgeous pros when describing the complexity of human emotions, such as grief.
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Sinéad Gleason's CONSTELLATIONS is a beautiful book about women's bodies, motherhood, pain, coping with illness. She also gives the reader wonderful insights about Louisa May Alcott, Frieda Kahlo, and other artists. Gleason frames the book around the stars--constellations--thus, riffing on a quote from Maggie Nelson: "Empirically speaking, we are made of star stuff. Why aren't we talking more about that?"
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Such a great read. If you’re thinking of writing your own memoir this is a must read as written in a very different way and approach to most others. Loved it!
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I never write reviews but this time I feel a driving urge to. Everyone should read this but more so, every woman. Real, heart felt, resonant and insightful and also beautifully written. A humble and beautiful soul, speaks truth and captures an important era for Irish society and women in particular. Inspiring and eloquent, thank you Sinead Gleeson.
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I really enjoyed these essays and the way the author understands her illness through looking at other artists
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