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.
Preface: Deciding to live -- River of names -- "The meanest woman ever left Tennessee"--Mama -- Gospel song -- I'm working on my charm -- Steal away -- Monkeybites -- Don't tell me you don't know -- Demon lover -- Her thighs -- The muscle of the mind -- Violence against women begins at home -- A lesbian appetite
Ruth Ann Boatwright, a South Carolina bastard, tells her life with her family and the emotional and physical violence she experiences.
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.
Die Angst in mir ist wie ein grosser Fluss - bk984; Droemer Knaur; Dorothy Allison; pocket_book; 1994
Die amerikanische Schriftstellerin erzählt von ihrer schwierigen und angstvollen Kindheit und Jugend in einer armen Südstaatenfamilie.
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.
