Black Milk On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood

Name: Black Milk On the Conflicting Demands of Writing, Creativity, and Motherhood
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ISBN: 9780143121084

ISBN-10: 0143121081

ISBN-13: 9780143121084

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Authors: Elif Shafak

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A thoughtful and incisive meditation on literature, motherhood, and spiritual wellbeing from Turkey's leading female authorAfter the birth of her first child, Elif Shafak experienced a profound personal crisis. Plagued by guilt, anxiety, and bewilderment about her new maternal role, the acclaimed novelist stopped writing for the first time in her life. As she plummeted into post-partum depression, Shafak looked to the experiences of other prominent female writers—including Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, and Alice Walker—for help navigating the conflict between motherhood and artistic creation in a male-dominated society. Searingly honest, eloquent, and unexpectedly…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.76" long x 0.77" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English