Two Quick Things . . .
. . . before I get on the road.
First, my friend from grad school, Dave Pruett, wrote in about the Cixous/"Laugh of the Medusa"/ecriture feminine thread to say that he's been reading Nuala O'Faolain's memoir Are You Somebody? The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman and thinks it just might fit. So for those of you looking for examples of ecriture feminine, you might check it out. (I haven't read it yet, but I trust Dave's judgment.)
I remember loving O'Faolain's "7 Tips on How to Write a Best-Selling Memoir (even though nobody in the world is interested in you)" when it appeared in Ms. magazine a few years ago. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an online version for you. But it's a great piece, so track it down if you're interested.
Second, I mentioned Helen Elaine Lee's lovely story in a previous blog--the one she read at the Pine Manor residency that made me want to rush home and hug my husband, and I just wanted to tell you that it's called "Marriage Bones," and it appeared in Ancestral House: The Black Short Story in the Americas and Europe, edited by Charles Rowell (of Callaloo fame) and published by Westview Press/Harper Collins in 1995.
There. Now I can drive south with a clear(ish) conscience.
First, my friend from grad school, Dave Pruett, wrote in about the Cixous/"Laugh of the Medusa"/ecriture feminine thread to say that he's been reading Nuala O'Faolain's memoir Are You Somebody? The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman and thinks it just might fit. So for those of you looking for examples of ecriture feminine, you might check it out. (I haven't read it yet, but I trust Dave's judgment.)
I remember loving O'Faolain's "7 Tips on How to Write a Best-Selling Memoir (even though nobody in the world is interested in you)" when it appeared in Ms. magazine a few years ago. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an online version for you. But it's a great piece, so track it down if you're interested.
Second, I mentioned Helen Elaine Lee's lovely story in a previous blog--the one she read at the Pine Manor residency that made me want to rush home and hug my husband, and I just wanted to tell you that it's called "Marriage Bones," and it appeared in Ancestral House: The Black Short Story in the Americas and Europe, edited by Charles Rowell (of Callaloo fame) and published by Westview Press/Harper Collins in 1995.
There. Now I can drive south with a clear(ish) conscience.
Faye said:
Life is so funny. I've been hoping to do some reading in the "ecriture feminine" style and, separately, I happened to pick up a copy of Nuala O'Faolain's Are You Somebody? The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman a couple of months ago. I had never heard of it and didn't know it fit in anywhere with my current reading, but I found it in a tucked-away used book store in upstate New York and thought it looked interesting. I was saving it for my MFA reading this semester. Looks like it fits right in. Thanks for the tip.
July 28, 2008 12:33 PMBarbara said:
I'm going through Joy withdrawal. Please hurry home to your blog, mi sobrina asombrosa.
August 4, 2008 6:11 AM