Dorothy Allison is an American writer and speaker whose work delves into the depths of class struggle, abuse, and the female experience. Her prose unflinchingly confronts themes of family, sexuality, and issues of female identity and lesbian experience. Allison illuminates the complexities of human relationships and societal inequities, offering readers a powerful and often searing glimpse into life in the American South. Her literary voice is distinct and significant for understanding contemporary American letters.
In this collection of essays, autobiographical narratives and performance pieces, the author probes the meaning of all these identities with humour, passion and conviction, as she works out what it means to be queer and happy in a world still arguing about what it means to be queer.
Ruth Ann Boatwright, a South Carolina bastard, tells her life with her family and the emotional and physical violence she experiences.
Trash , Allison's landmark collection, laid the groundwork for her critically acclaimed Bastard Out of Carolina , the National Book Award finalist that was hailed by The New York Times Book Review as "simply stunning...a wonderful work of fiction by a major talent." In addition to Allison's classic stories, this new edition of Trash features "Stubborn Girls and Mean Stories," an introduction in which Allison discusses the writing of Trash and "Compassion," a never-before-published short story. First published in 1988, the award-winning Trash showcases Allison at her most fearlessly honest and startlingly vivid. The limitless scope of human emotion and experience are depicted in stories that give aching and eloquent voice to the terrible wounds we inflict on those closest to us. These are tales of loss and redemption; of shame and forgiveness; of love and abuse and the healing power of storytelling. A book that resonates with uncompromising candor and incandescence, Trash is sure to captivate Allison's legion of readers and win her a devoted new following.
A literary collection of explicit writings--fiction, poetry, and essays--addresses "high risk" subject matter, such as illicit sex, incest, bondage, drug use, and transsexuality, and features contributions by progressive writers including Dorothy Allison, William Burroughs, and Kathy Acker. Reissue.
From the backstreets of New Orleans to the rural Gulf Coast--this is the territory Johnson mines so unforgettably in her debut story collection. Filled with humor and pathos, with the nearness and danger of life on the edge, these stories chart the anxious inner moments of four related characters.Johnson introduces the teenage Delia in the midst of working up the nerve for a first kiss; and Dooley, who drives a forklift for a living but dreams of a career in music that's been put on ice after a tragic accident. Pudge, an alcoholic who survived a cruel childhood with an abusive father, now hides from his own son, Luis; and Luis, raised without a father, concocts a suitable end for his mother's horrible boyfriend. Determined to save both Pudge and his son from an unhappy end, Johnson's cast of characters huddles together at the local laundromat, scheming.Johnson's stories are sweet, messy, and heart-rending. As we watch her characters through her wide-angle lens, she makes us believe that life is worth living even when the circumstances say otherwise. Irresistible and perfect, More of This World or Maybe Another introduces an original voice in American fiction.
Vor Jahren hat Delia ihre Heimat in den Südstaaten, ihren Mann und die 2 Kinder verlassen, um in Kalifornien ein neues Leben als Rock-Sängerin zu beginnen. Nun kehrt sie zurück, um ihr Leben in Ordnung zu bringen.
Die Angst in mir ist wie ein grosser Fluss - bk984; Droemer Knaur; Dorothy Allison; pocket_book; 1994
Peut-on jamais repartir à zéro, oublier son passé et faire admettre aux autres que l'on a changé ? C'est la question qui hante Delia. Un beau jour, elle a quitté son mari qui la battait et ses deux filles, dont la plus jeune avait moins d'un an, pour suivre Randall Pritchard et son groupe de rock dont elle est devenue l'égérie. Tournées, concerts, sur la route de la Californie, Delia se sent une sorte de Janis Joplin avec qui il arrive qu'on la confonde. Le rêve se brise brutalement le jour où Randall se tue en moto. Delia décide de rentrer en Georgie avec la fille qu'elle a eue de lui. Mais comment se faire de nouveau accepter dans une petite ville où c'est le pasteur qui régit tout ? Comment recomposer une sorte de famille avec des éléments disparates et même hostiles ? Il est long et difficile de faire admettre que les gens valent toujours mieux que l'idée qu'on se fait d'eux et c'est là le pari que réussit Dorothy Allison : celui de rendre leur dignité à ceux qui sont trop souvent méprisés par des jugements à l'emporte-pièce. --Gérard Meudal
Die amerikanische Schriftstellerin erzählt von ihrer schwierigen und angstvollen Kindheit und Jugend in einer armen Südstaatenfamilie.
