Description
Carmen Maria Machado's groundbreaking memoir, "In the Dream House," offers a searingly honest and formally inventive exploration of an abusive relationship within the queer community. Through a series of fragmented, genre-bending vignettes, Machado dissects the complexities of love, power, and survival, challenging conventional narrative structures to mirror the disorienting nature of trauma. This powerful and exquisitely written work delves into themes of identity, memory, and the often-unseen struggles within same-sex partnerships, demanding a re-examination of how abuse is understood and represented.
Available Editions
audiobook
Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing
Published Mar 1, 2021
1 pages
ISBN: 9781665180313
hardcover
Graywolf Press
Published Jan 1, 2019
247 pages
ISBN: 9781644450031
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Details
First Published
2019
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado.