Sarah Manguso Bücher

Eine Geschichte über eine tückische Autoimmunkrankheit, die die Autorin mit wiederkehrender Paralyse, kollabierten Venen und dem Tod von Freunden konfrontiert. Entgegen den Klischees macht die Krankheit die Autorin nicht zu einem besseren Menschen, sondern vielleicht zu einem mit größerem Introspektionsvermögen. Die nüchterne, präzise Sprache und die schonungslose Offenheit gegenüber der eigenen Egozentrik heben diese Krankengeschichte von anderen Schicksalsberichten ab. Sie wird zu einer Auseinandersetzung mit Krankheit im Kontext der postmodernen amerikanischen Gesellschaft, in der die Erkrankte erwachsen wird. Manguso gelingt ein nahezu unmöglicher Spagat: eine fesselnde, unterhaltsame und anrührende Geschichte, die den Leser nicht verliert und gleichzeitig eine kunstvolle Analyse vollzieht. Dadurch wird das Werk zur Essenz dessen, was eine Geschichte über Krankheit sein kann und sein sollte. In den USA fand das Buch breite Beachtung und wurde in der New York Times Sunday Book Review als eines der besten Bücher des Jahres 2008 aufgeführt. Sarah Manguso, geboren 1974 in Massachusetts, hat vier Bücher veröffentlicht, darunter Gedichtbände und Erzählungen. Ihre Gedichte erschienen in namhaften Publikationen, und sie erhielt mehrere Auszeichnungen, darunter den Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize. Manguso unterrichtete Literatur an der University of Iowa und lehrt am Pratt Institute.

Sarah Manguso kreiert in ihrer Gedichtsammlung einen verwirrenden Tanz, der die Leser von der Disparatheit der Welt befreit. Ihre lebhaften Gedichte erkunden einen Ort jenseits einfacher Anfänge und Enden, voller Skeptizismus und komischer Falltüren – ein vertrauter, aber ungemütlicher Raum.

“[Manguso] has written the memoir we didn’t realize we needed.” —The New Yorker In Ongoingness, Sarah Manguso continues to define the contours of the contemporary essay. In it, she confronts a meticulous diary that she has kept for twenty-five years. “I wanted to end each day with a record of everything that had ever happened,” she explains. But this simple statement belies a terror that she might forget something, that she might miss something important. Maintaining that diary, now eight hundred thousand words, had become, until recently, a kind of spiritual practice. Then Manguso became pregnant and had a child, and these two Copernican events generated an amnesia that put her into a different relationship with the need to document herself amid ongoing time. Ongoingness is a spare, meditative work that stands in stark contrast to the volubility of the diary—it is a haunting account of mortality and impermanence, of how we struggle to find clarity in the chaos of time that rushes around and over and through us. “Bold, elegant, and honest . . . Ongoingness reads variously as an addict’s testimony, a confession, a celebration, an elegy.” —The Paris Review “Manguso captures the central challenge of memory, of attentiveness to life . . . A spectacularly and unsummarizably rewarding read.” —Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

The story revolves around Harris, a man who tragically lost his life after escaping from a psychiatric hospital. Written as an elegy, it delves into themes of mental health, loss, and the complexities of identity. Through poignant reflections, the author Sarah Manguso captures the emotional weight of Harris's life and death, exploring the impact of his struggles on those left behind. This deeply personal narrative invites readers to contemplate the fragility of existence and the often-unseen battles individuals face.

A moving, lyrical memoir of pregnancy and becoming a mother from a daring new voice, for fans of Maggie Nelson and Deborah Levy.

An elegiac ode to love, death, and profound friendship, from the author of The Two Kinds of Decay

Offering a welcoming approach to poetry, Sarah Manguso combines beauty and intellect with a touch of humor, making her work accessible to those hesitant about the genre. Her writing resonates with the warmth of familiar voices like David Berman and Tony Hoagland, inviting readers to engage with poetry without the intimidation often associated with it. This collection aims to bridge the gap for poetry newcomers, potentially rekindling their interest in the art form through its relatable and witty style.

A combined book of Ongoingness and 300 Arguments, two daring works by Sarah Manguso, presented together in a rare reversible single edition.

A brilliant and exhilarating sequence of aphorisms from one of our greatest essayists.

Acclaimed writer Sarah Manguso makes her fiction debut with an icy, furious novel about the way in which a society can ignore and enable the abuse of young women, narrated by the daughter of just such an abusive mother.