Buch, Englisch, Band 30, 130 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 221 g
Reihe: Social Fictions Series
A True Story of Loss and Found
Buch, Englisch, Band 30, 130 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 221 g
Reihe: Social Fictions Series
ISBN: 978-90-04-41134-0
Verlag: Brill
On her death bed, Laurel Richardson’s sister whispers a deep family secret to her. Those whispered words send the famed sociologist and author on a personal exploration of a lifetime. Lone Twin: A True Story of Loss and Found is an extraordinary story of a search for identity, wholeness, and forgiveness. Grounded in the cultures of mid-Twentieth Century Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, Lone Twin weaves the personal with the social, cultural, and political. Richardson shares fascinating, resonant, and humorous stories about her relationships with a suicidal poet, a Swedish fencer, a budding scientist, a Puerto Rican family, a Mafia family, her Russian Jewish and Irish Catholic family, and her famous cousin, Laura Foreman. Her story is at once singular and plural. As Richardson shares her journey towards wholeness and forgiveness, readers are invited to consider their own journeys and ask: Is there something missing in my life? How do I justify my existence? Lone Twin is an exquisitely written book about identity, the search for people who understand us, and the ties that bind. This outstanding example of literary sociology can be used as supplemental reading in a range of courses in American studies, gender studies, social science, child development, and creative writing. It can be read entirely for pleasure and is a great choice for book clubs. An appendix offers discussion questions, projects, and creative writing exercises.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1: What
Chapter 1: Absence
Part 2: School Girls
Chapter 2: Real Twins: Joan And June
Chapter 3: Look-a-Likes: Susan
Chapter 4: En Garde: Ingrid
Chapter 5: Mirror/Mirror: Laurel/Laurel
Chapter 6: Liar-Liar: Leah
Chapter 7: Blood Sisters: Valerie
Chapter 8: Miss Esther
Chapter 9: Maria
Chapter 10: Soul-Mate: Nathalie
Part 3: Family Ties
Chapter 11: Cousin Katie
Chapter 12: Lone Twin
Chapter 13: Forgiving My Family
Futher Engagements
About the Author
