{"product_id":"autoportrait-hardcover","title":"Autoportrait - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse Ball\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the Chicago Review of Books Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA work of unflinching honesty, \u003ci\u003eAutoportrait \u003c\/i\u003eis a hypnotic memoir of reflection, loss, and everyday joy from one of America's best contemporary novelists \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJesse Ball has produced fourteen acclaimed works of deeply empathetic absurdism in poetry and fiction. Now, he offers readers his first memoir, one that showcases his \"humane curiosity\" (James Wood) and invites the reader into a raw and personal account of love, grief, and memory. Inspired by the memoir Édouard Levé put to paper shortly before his death, \u003ci\u003eAutoportrait\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinarily frank and intimate work from one of America's most brilliant young authors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe subtle power of Ball's voice conjures the richness of everyday life. On each page, half-remembered moments are woven together with the joys and triumphs--and the mistakes and humiliations, too--that somehow tell us who we are, why we are here. Held at the same height as tragic accounts of illness or death are moments of startling beauty, banality, or humor: \"I wake in the morning, I sit, I walk long distances. If there is somewhere to swim, I may swim. If I have a bicycle, I will ride it, especially to meet someone. There is no more preparing for me to do, other than preparing for death, and I do that by laughing. Not laughing at death, of course. Laughing at myself.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extraordinary memoir that reminds us what is possible and builds to the kind of power one might feel reading Anne Carson's \u003ci\u003eGlass Essay\u003c\/i\u003e, or Joe Brainard's\u003ci\u003e I Remember\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAutoportrait\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you feeling utterly invigorated, inspired, and a little afraid.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJESSE BALL\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York. He is the author of sixteen books, and his works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He is on the faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has won the Paris Review's Plimpton Prize for Fiction and was long-listed for the National Book Award. He was named one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of Young Novelists, and has been a fellow of the NEA, Creative Capital, and the Guggenheim Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697559441471,"sku":"9781646221387","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cf14df9e5c378d90e4cb356fcd679b3d.webp?v=1765009385","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/autoportrait-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}