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Vertigo (The Cross-Cultural Memoir Series)
Vertigo - The Cross-Cultural Memoir Series Author:Louise DeSalvo, Edvige Guinta In 1989, Louise DeSalvo stunned the literary world with an unflinching portrait of Virginia Woolf that at last unraveled the mystery of Woolf’s “madness,” reinterpreting her life and work in light of the sexual abuse she suffered as a child. This acclaimed critic, biographer, and novelist – who has won accolades for her e... more »xplorations of the relationship between writers’ lives and their work, and between great literature and our lives as readers – sifts through painful memories of her own past to expose the fear and fury, unspoken truths and unresolved conflicts at the heart of her family life. Devastated by the suicide of her sister, hoping to come to terms with the grief and guilt and terror evoked by that desperate act and by the continuing depression and periodic breakdowns of her mother, Louise DeSalvo has written, VERTIGO , a family memoir of her voyage to self-discovery. Written with an honesty that is as rare as it is unsettling, VERTIGO is a challenging example of a woman writing her life in a manner that defies convention and refuses to suppress the truth of female experience. Offering inspiration and a healthy dose of subversion, this personal story of a writer’s life is also a study of the alchemy between lived experience and creativity and the life-transforming possibilities of this process.« less