| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
vii, 128 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
"Joshua Mensch's devastating debut, Because, is a "disturbing, memorably and superbly handled book- length narrative poem" (Steph Burt). It tells the story of Don, the charming, enigmatic director of a youth wilderness camp who befriends, and preys on, the young boys in his care. Unfolding through a series of individual encounters, Because renders the shifting landscapes of childhood memory with vividness and precision, building a tale that is powerful, complex, and heartbreaking. If I had a thousand tongues. I could tell a thousand different stories and all of them would be true; "An achievement of sustained attention and imagination."-- Michael Collier "Compelling, complex, and empathic. . . . [Because] moves as if in a present tense: memory in a living moment."-- Stanley Plumly"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Mensch, Joshua.
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Child sexual abuse -- Poetry.
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Sexually abused children -- Poetry.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Child Abuse.
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POETRY / American.
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Adult child sexual abuse victims. (OCoLC)fst00797212
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Child sexual abuse. (OCoLC)fst00854640
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Psychological child abuse. (OCoLC)fst01081339
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Poetry.
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
9780393635225 (hardcover) |
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0393635228 (hardcover) |
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