It is about an ethics of writing, about how writing can be true to life, to “a life,” without necessarily laying claim to the truth of that life. It is about the hesitations, affirmations, and disruptive explosions that mark any text as it tries to describe and negotiate the world.
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I don’t normally find myself contemplating a book’s title so I enjoyed this part of the lecture! – Samantha Burton