Lucy Grealy (1963–2002)
Auteur de Autobiographie d'un visage
A propos de l'auteur
Lucy Grealy, an award-winning poet, was born in Ireland in 1963. She lived in the UK and in Germany but spent most of her life in New York, where she grew up, and where she died in 2002. She also published a collection of essays, As Seen on TV: Provocations
Crédit image: from Lifeinlegacy.com
Œuvres de Lucy Grealy
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Grealy, Lucy
- Nom légal
- Grealy, Lucinda Margaret
- Date de naissance
- 1963-06-03
- Date de décès
- 2002-12-18
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Dublin, Ireland
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Spring Valley, New York, USA
Bronxville, New York, USA
Iowa City, Iowa, USA - Études
- Sarah Lawrence College
University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop) - Professions
- poet
essayist - Relations
- Grealy, Suellen (sister)
- Prix et distinctions
- Whiting Writers' Award (1995)
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Favourite Books (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Aussi par
- 10
- Membres
- 2,171
- Popularité
- #11,820
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 70
- ISBN
- 19
- Langues
- 2
- Favoris
- 2
This is a heartbreaking read. Although I've never been physically disfigured in the way Grealy was, I resonated strongly with her thoughts on beauty and acceptance, and her fear of never being loved.
Because the main themes of the book were so serious in nature, I wasn't expecting for this to be nearly so funny as it was. That really helped to balance the book, kept it from being overwhelming.
As for morally objectionable content, there were a few sexual comments, nothing overly descriptive. God's name was used in vain.
The ending seemed abrupt somehow. I really wish there had been some sort of epilogue or afterword, especially since the edition I read was published after Grealy's death at age 39. (According to Wikipedia, she died of a heroin overdose after becoming addicted to her pain medication.)
This is one of those books that stays with you and makes you think.… (plus d'informations)