![]() ![]() This is channelled to persuade the reader to agree with the wider societal arguments they make. The close readings I offer in this chapter demonstrate that what may initially be recognised as factual descriptions of violence are accounts skilfully crafted to deliver maximum intensity, or what I term ‘affective audacity’. Her personality comes through in her writing as much as in her artwork - this book made me think it isn’t about whether she or her art is likeable, she is just who she is and that’s. An emotional read - sadness, horror, beauty, love, hate, loss, loneliness. Starting with Emin’s naming and shaming of her rapist as feminist praxis, the chapter continues by focusing upon the powerfully political messages about rape and its social significance delivered by Leo and Despentes. Emin has led an unusual life and she’s not afraid to be herself in this book. "Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.Chapter 1 examines autobiographical accounts of rape in Tracey Emin’s Strangeland (2005), Jana Leo’s Rape New York (2009), and Virginie Despentes’s King Kong Theory (2006). Tracey Emin (1963-) STRANGELAND The Last Thing I Said To You Is Dont Leave Me Here (The Hut), 1999 Tracey Emin, Pysco Slut, 1999 (244 x 198 cm Something really terrible, 2001 246.4 x 200 cm Quellen Strangeland, Autobiographie, Tracey Emin, 2005 Tracey Emin: Works 1963-2006. It is a remarkable book - and an original, beautiful mind. Her capacity both to create controversies and to strike chords is unequalled in British life. Tracey retains a profoundly romantic world view, paired with an uncompromising honesty. Her writings, a combination of memoirs and confessions, are deeply intimate, yet powerfully engaging. 'Tracey Emin's "Strangeland" is her own space, lying between the Margate of her childhood, the Turkey of her forefathers and her own, private-public life in present-day London. 'Here I am, a fucked, crazy, anorexic-alcoholic-childless, beautiful woman. It feels as if it has been stripped of all superfluous material and we're left with only those moments of her life that Tracey feels are defining and important.' - Brett Woods, Production Reseña del editor: ![]() Here I am, a fucked, crazy, anorexic-alcoholic-childless, beautiful woman. ![]() It really is wonderful.' - Louise Sherwin-Stark, Sales 'It took me totally by surprise - her ability as a writer, the mixture of styles, the brutal honesty of it all. Strangeland by Tracey Emin 3.84 Rating details 1,742 ratings 111 reviews The intimate memoirs of one of the most acclaimed and controversial artists of her generation. I am not sure what I was expecting, but I wasn't expecting her warmth, wit and humour. It blew me away.' - Hugo Hutchison, Marketing 'Reading STRANGELAND is like drinking a bottle of vodka with Tracey and listening to her talk, with real honesty, about everything. Tracey Emins STRANGELAND is her own space, lying between the Margate of her childhood, the Turkey of her forefathers and her own, private-public life in present-day London. No pretension, no primadonna hysterics - just a beautifully crafted and brutally honest exploration of her world. This book is a reminder of why so many people respond with their hearts to her work.' - Metro 'It took me by surprise with its incredibly upfront yet poignant portrait of Tracey's life. A remarkable book - and a beautiful mind.' - Croydon Advertiser 'A fantastically engaging storyteller.Emin is heartbreaking. 'Emin retains a profoundly romantic world view, paired with an uncompromising honesty. ![]()
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