Mot

A Memoir
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-8203-5296-1
Verlag: University of Georgia Press

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 218 g

Reihe: Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction Series

At forty, Sarah Einstein is forced to face her own shortcomings. In the wake of an attempted sexual assault, she must come to terms with the facts that she is not tough enough for her job managing a local drop-in center for adults with mental illness and that her new marriage is already faltering. Just as she reaches her breaking point, she meets Mot, a homeless veteran who lives a life dictated by frightening delusion. She is drawn to the brilliant ways he has found to lead his own difficult life; traveling to Romania to get his teeth fixed because the United States doesn’t offer dental care to the indigent, teaching himself to use computers in public libraries, and even taking university classes while living out of doors.

Mot: A Memoir is the story of their unlikely friendship and explores what we can, and cannot, do for a person we love. In unsparing prose and with a sharp eye for detail, Einstein brings the reader into the world of Mot’s delusions and illuminates a life that would otherwise be hidden from us.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Einstein, Sarah

Über Autor(innen)

Sarah Einstein is a doctoral candidate in creative nonfiction at Ohio University. Her work has appeared in journals such as The Sun, Ninth Letter, PANK and Fringe and has been awarded a Pushcart Prize. She is also the prose editor for Stirring: A Literary Collection and a special topics editor for Brevity.