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category: Biography & Autobiography
published: Apr 2012
ISBN:9781926972381
publisher: TouchWood Editions
imprint: Brindle & Glass

In the Flesh

Twenty Writers Explore the Body

edited by Lynne Van Luven & Kathy Page

tagged: personal memoirs, essays
Description

Living is a process of continuous transformation: we have been embryos, children, adolescents, thin, fat, sick, better again. And as humans, we are always at odds with at least one part of our bodies. Have we inherited the family nose? Is there nothing to be done for our finicky stomach or our limp hair?

In the Flesh is an intelligent, witty, and provocative look at how we think about—and live within—our bodies. The editors and writers in this collection describe, in many voices, what human bodies feel now. Each author’s candid essay focuses on one part of the body, and explores its function, its meanings, and the role it has played in his or her life.

Written from both the male and female perspectives, contributors include Caroline Adderson, André Alexis, Taiaiake Alfred, Brian Brett, Trevor Cole, Dede Crane, Lorna Crozier, Candace Fertile, Stephen Gauer, Julian Gunn, Heather Kuttai, Susan Olding, Kate Pullinger, Merilyn Simonds, Richard Steel, Madeleine Thien, Sue Thomas, and Margaret Thompson.

About the Authors

Lynne Van Luven is an associate professor in the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria, where she teaches journalism and creative non-fiction. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications across Canada. She has edited four previous anthologies, including Nobody’s Mother: Life Without Kids, Nobody’s Father: Life Without Kids, and Somebody’s Child: Stories About Adoption. Lynne lives in Victoria, BC.

Please visit finearts.uvic.ca/lynnevanluven


Lynne Van Luven is an associate professor in the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria, where she teaches journalism and creative non-fiction. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications across Canada. She has edited four previous anthologies, including Nobody’s Mother: Life Without Kids, Nobody’s Father: Life Without Kids, and Somebody’s Child: Stories About Adoption. Lynne lives in Victoria, BC.

Please visit finearts.uvic.ca/lynnevanluven

Editorial Reviews

"The book's overall effect is powerful, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, and, more often than not, deeply moving."The Globe and Mail


"This collection is a thorough and provocative look at the body, broken down into its messy, beautiful and complicated parts."Salon Book, Telegraph-Journal


"The collection is anecdotal and educational, witty and at times heart-breaking. Its finely crafted writing serves to underline the strange truths of how we inhabit and make sense of our forms, which are created both by nature and culture."Gulf Islands Driftwood

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