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The following version of this book was used for the creation of this study guide. At the centre of the argonauts is the love story between maggie nelson and the artist harry dodge, who is fluidly gendered. In this genderbending memoir, maggie nelson writes about the way both their bodies were changing, and about the intricacies of building her queer family. Dazzling language, queer theory and domestic bliss meet in a triumphant love story, now making a. Backing up a bit, the argonauts is the story of the author, maggie nelson, and her love, harry. The argonauts is gorgeous, enlightening, and feministasfact, and for those reasons, if i had to chose a book for everyone i know to read, it would be this one. Maggie nelson s the argonauts is a genrebending memoir, a work of autotheory offering fresh, fierce, and timely thinking about desire, identity, and the limitations and possibilities of love and language. The argonauts by maggie nelson graywolf press, may 2015 160 pages graywolf amazon maggie nelsons latest memoir, the argonauts, takes a critical look at maternity, parenting, and both the. The argonauts is maggie nelson s ninth book, and its a crowded field, but it may be her best yet. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer.
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The argonauts is a voyage through parenting, partnership and transition maggie nelsons philosophical memoir uses her pregnancy and her partner harrys gender transition to. Its the story of two people falling in love and making a family. Miranda july, author of the first bad man maggie nelson cuts through our cultures prefabricated. An intrepid voyage out to the frontiers of the latest thinking abo. Maggie nelson, the argonauts, 2015, book cover what good or bad, ultimately, does avoidance of reproduction do. Achetez et telechargez ebook the argonauts english edition. Just as the argos parts must be replaced over time but the boat is still called the argo, whenever the lover utters the phrase i love you, its meaning must be renewed by.
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