Description
A dazzlingly unconventional collection of interconnected prose pieces, this book moves through falling, marriage, monogamy, performance, memory, language, and mortality with startling freedom. Drawing on figures such as Gertrude Stein and choreographer Elizabeth Streb, it transforms ordinary images—cradles, Christmas lights, bodies in motion—into portals for philosophical and emotional discovery. Kaleidoscopic, witty, and deeply moving, the work explores what happens when people relinquish control and confront change, vulnerability, and the limits of expectation. Its fragmented structure and lyrical intelligence create an immersive reading experience that is as playful as it is profound.
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Details
First Published
2016
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Float by Anne Carson.