- Taschenbuch: 192 Seiten
- Verlag: Anchor; Auflage: Anchor Books. (2. April 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 038572120X
- ISBN-13: 978-0385721202
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,2 x 13,5 x 1,4 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 555.336 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In these 13 well-wrought, mind-bending stories, grouped by the four medieval physiological humors, people interact with bodily parts, products, and processes, often at their peril. An egg expands from the size of a dot to enfold, then expel, the woman on whom it grew, while sperm increase to buffalo heft, serving as pets, performers, and food (with a favorite recipe included), yet with a dangerous edge to their playfulness. A fetus devoted to service becomes the town pastor, and phlegm is so highly prized in social and sexual situations that low-phlegm producers can buy the prepared kind. The city of London has menstrual cycles, during which female swabbers go deep into its blood pipes to insert a giant tampon, and sleep is a crumblike substance that falls like rain, from which each person can form one substitute to act in his or her stead. Jackson, author of the novel The Patchwork Girl (1995), probes at the relationship between the emotional and the physical in these fantastic, sometimes stomach-turning stories, for a particular audience. Michele Leber
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"Witty, multilayered, and beautifully written : a startling and memorable collection." —Ali Smith, author of Hotel World
"These tales prance and pirouette along the edge of the surreal. Sometimes they dive directly in, to bring back a sense of elegance, rightness, and great wisdom."—Samuel R. Delany, author of Dhalgren
"Shelley Jackson is a gifted writer . . . who, very playfully, very disturbingly, takes the body apart and puts it back together again, always in startlingly imaginative ways. These tales of the anatomy's ludicrous sorrows are deliciously crafted, maintaining always a fine balance between outrageous comedy and profound melancholy. She is . . . one of the most poised and original talents of her generation." —Robert Coover, author of Pricksongs & Descants
"She erases the boundaries between body and self, secretion and shedding, love and loathing, enveloping the reader in a slippery, icky, fascinating world." —The Village Voice Literary Supplement
"These tales prance and pirouette along the edge of the surreal. Sometimes they dive directly in, to bring back a sense of elegance, rightness, and great wisdom."—Samuel R. Delany, author of Dhalgren
"Shelley Jackson is a gifted writer . . . who, very playfully, very disturbingly, takes the body apart and puts it back together again, always in startlingly imaginative ways. These tales of the anatomy's ludicrous sorrows are deliciously crafted, maintaining always a fine balance between outrageous comedy and profound melancholy. She is . . . one of the most poised and original talents of her generation." —Robert Coover, author of Pricksongs & Descants
"She erases the boundaries between body and self, secretion and shedding, love and loathing, enveloping the reader in a slippery, icky, fascinating world." —The Village Voice Literary Supplement
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Absolutely Remarkable
21. März 2004
Format:Taschenbuch
Shelley Jackson really knows how to do it, and this book is a keen demonstration of her literary abilties. She pulls off a gutsy fictitious romp through the four humors, both entertaining the reader and airing her wonderous ability to write. All at once, her writing is hopeful and dreary, unsettling, yet so comfortable, one could wrap oneself in it. Definitely, this is one of the most interesting books - both in premise and execution - that I have ever read.
This book is arguably nothing more than an exercise in experimental fiction. It will not fly off the shelves, and it will not be a best seller. Rather, it is a gem which will be ignored by most, disliked by many, and loved by few.
Jackson, here, portrays various parts of the body in environments which they are not usually found. A large foetus arrives in a town, looming overhead in an enormous fashion. From this viewpoint, it partakes in the activities of the town, serving as a pastor and -- remarkably -- as a sort of guiding light.
"Egg" is another story which I personally enjoyed. There is bleeding symbolism, and in some respects (throughout the book), heavy handed metaphors. Despite this, though, "Egg" is, for me, the most interesting story in the book. Jackson tells of an egg from a woman's tear duct which grows larger and larger. Throughout the story, Jackson punctuates her writing with a sort of omniscient commentary - it is witty and cynical - an easter egg found in this literary scape.
Overall, this book is well worth the while of anyone who loves to read something slightly offbeat, darkly humorous, and definitely interesting. It is an enjoyable romp through the parts of the human body, a romp which is playful and disturbing all at once. Really superb.
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Thought Provoking
1. September 2005
Format:Taschenbuch
The Meloncholy of Anatomy is one of the most insightful books I've read in a very long time. I was amazed at the use of the metaphorical language pretaining to the view of the stories. This book inspired me to become part of the Skin Project put on by Shelly Jackson, author of this book.
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Explore Your Body
20. Juni 2002
Format:Taschenbuch
The four humors get a work out in this amazing collection of stories. Jackson starts with something really basic (like phlegm, or sperm, or fat!) and just works wonders with it -- she's the Martha Stewart of body fluids!
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