Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color . . .A Guardian Book of the YearA lyrical, philosophical, and often explicit exploration of personal suffering and the limitations of vision and love, as refracted through the color blue.
About the Author: Maggie Nelson is the author of several books of poetry and nonfiction, including Something Bright, Then Holes (Soft Skull Press, 2007) and Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions (University of Iowa Press, 2007).
112 Pages
Poetry, American

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About the Book

"Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color."

Book Synopsis

Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color . . .

A Guardian Book of the Year

A lyrical, philosophical, and often explicit exploration of personal suffering and the limitations of vision and love, as refracted through the color blue. With Bluets, Maggie Nelson has entered the pantheon of brilliant lyric essayists.

Maggie Nelson is the author of numerous books of poetry and nonfiction, including Something Bright, Then Holes (Soft Skull Press, 2007) and Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions (University of Iowa Press, 2007). She lives in Los Angeles and teaches at the California Institute of the Arts.

Review Quotes

Praise for Previous Work: "A genre buster with an engaging prose style, Nelson interweaves psychoanalysis, personal memoir and true-crime tidbits into a darkly intelligent page-turner." -Time Out New York

"Very rarely does a book come along that combines such extraordinary lyricism and ethical precision with the sense that the author is writing for her very life ... Nelson refuses complacency and pushes further into the unknown." -Annie Dillard

About the Author

Maggie Nelson is the author of several books of poetry and nonfiction, including Something Bright, Then Holes (Soft Skull Press, 2007) and Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions (University of Iowa Press, 2007). She has taught writing and literature at The New School, Wesleyan University, and Pratt Institute of Art, though currently teaches at CalArts.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)

Weight: .3 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 112

Genre: Poetry

Sub-Genre: American

Publisher: Wave Books

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Maggie Nelson

Language: English

Street Date: October 1, 2009

TCIN: 11656685

UPC: 9781933517407

Item Number (DPCI): 248-13-8940

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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