Joni Tevis

The World Is on Fire: Scrap, Treasure, and Songs of Apocalypse

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Grappling with a fear rooted in her by the end times sermons of her Southern youth, Joni Tevis seeks out apocalypse, destruction, and their aftermath in this heart-wrenching, but ultimately triumphant collection. Mining sources as disparate as the Bible and nuclear history, Tevis couples seemingly unrelated phenomena to reveal deeper meaning: reflections on Buddy Holly's last days lead to the Doom Town, where the American government tested the effects of nuclear weapons on suburban populations. Liberace's last days are juxtaposed with the entertainment complex the military built around weapons testing. Relating her own experience of childbirth to an Italian medical museum and ANWR, she explores both creating and losing life in a world freighted with danger. Throughout, Tevis brings a new sense of wonder to the objects and phenomena surrounding us, guiding the reader through a subtle arc from dread to acceptance, of the cycles of death and rebirth that rule our lives, even when we resist them. "--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Milkweed Editions
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 212mm x 139mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 428g
• ISBN-13: 9781571313478
• ISBN-10: 1571313478
• Artikelnr.: 41400038

Autorenporträt

Formerly a park ranger, factory worker, and seller of cemetery plots, Joni Tevis is currently the author of the acclaimed book of essays, The Wet Collection, described by Mark Doty as a delightful and deeply satisfying book,” was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award. Her work has been published in Oxford American, Bellingham Review, Shenandoah, Gulf Coast, and Orion. She currently teaches literature and creative writing at Furman University in Greenville, SC, where she also lives.