{"product_id":"opacities-on-writing-and-the-writing-life-paperback","title":"Opacities: On Writing and the Writing Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSofia Samatar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpacities\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about writing, publishing, and friendship. Rooted in an epistolary relationship between Sofia Samatar and a friend and fellow writer, this collection of meditations traces Samatar's attempt to rediscover the intimacy of writing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a series of compressed, dynamic prose pieces, Samatar blends letters from her friend with notes on literature, turning to ?douard Glissant to study the necessary opacity of identity, to Theresa Hak Kyung Cha for a model of literary kinship, and to a variety of others, including Clarice Lispector, Maurice Blanchot, and Rainer Maria Rilke, for insights on the experience and practice of writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn so doing, Samatar addresses a number of questions about the writing life: Why does publishing feel like the opposite of writing? How can a black woman navigate interviews and writing conferences without being reduced to a symbol? Are writers located in their biographies or in their texts? And above all, how can the next book be written? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlurring the line between author and character and between correspondence and literary criticism, \u003ci\u003eOpacities\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a personal, contemplative exploration of writing where it lives, among impassioned conversations and the work of beloved writers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOFIA SAMATAR \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer of fiction and nonfiction, including the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe White Mosque\u003c\/i\u003e, a PEN\/Jean Stein Award Finalist. Her works range from the World Fantasy Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eA Stranger in Olondria to Tone\u003c\/i\u003e, a study of literary tone with Kate Zambreno. Samatar lives in Virginia and teaches African literature, Arabic literature, and speculative fiction at James Madison University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336767955309,"sku":"9781593767662","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/crOXqC-iHf9781593767662.webp?v=1778918652","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/opacities-on-writing-and-the-writing-life-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}