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Fiction Short Stories (single Author)

Voluptuous Pleasure

The Truth About the Writing Life

by (author) Marianne Apostolides

Publisher
Book*hug Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2012
Category
Short Stories (single author), Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781927040034
    Publish Date
    Apr 2012
    List Price
    $23.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781927040508
    Publish Date
    Apr 2012
    List Price
    $14.99

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Description

Voluptuous Pleasure is a collection of non-fiction whose title states that non-fiction does not exist. Sensuous and smart, ambiguous but incisive in their truths-these stories take you into brothels and bedrooms, kitchens and consciousness; they seduce you along the limits of non-fiction, making you question the veracity of anything you've ever read-or even experienced. Put your trust in the language itself: you can't trust reality, not anymore. If you've ever been confused about what "creative non-fiction' is, look no further: this book defines the genre.

Praise for Marianne Apostolides's previous work:

The Lucky Child is:
"exquisitly written.... a vibrant, multilayerd, image-righ book." � The Globe & Mail
"subtle in its execution, clear in its vision, with a narration that is both incisive and heartfelt.... Its unanswered questions, both real and imagined, will haunt long after its final page is turned." � Tess Fragoulis

Swim is:
"handled wish assured grace and dynamic lucidity."
� The Globe & Mail
"a brilliantly-structured stram-of-consciousness nevel... Fans of lyric prose will savour this intelligent, finely-crafted text."
� Canadian Literature

About the author

Acclaimed writer and critic Marianne Apostolides is the author of five books and one play. Her current writing explores the contact zone between genres – poetry vs. prose, fiction vs. non-fiction, creative vs. critical; it has appeared in The Walrus, Room, and Bookninja.com Magazine, among other publications. She is the recipient of the 2012 Chalmers Arts Fellowship; her book Voluptuous Pleasure was listed among the Top 100 Books of 2012 by Toronto’s Globe & Mail, and her book The Lucky Child was long-listed for the 2010 Relit Award. Marianne lives in Toronto with her two children.

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