Alphabetical Diaries

$ 9.28

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication date: February 6, 2024 Country of Origin: United States Print length: 224 pages Dimensions: 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.56 inches isbn: 0374610789 ISBN-13: 978-0374610784 ISBN-10: 0374610789

Description

Alphabetical Diaries. She cut and cut and was left with 60,000 words of brilliance and mayhem, joy and sorrow. These are her alphabetical diaries. One of The New Statesman 's 20 Best Books of the Year. A thrilling confessional from the award-winning, beloved author of Pure Colour. Named a Recommended Read of the Year by The New Yorker and a New York Times Critics Top Book of the Year One of The Los Angeles Times 's 15 Best Books of the Year One of The New Statesman 's 20 Best Books of the Year An Electric Literature and Literary Hub Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A thrilling confessional from the award-winning, beloved author of Pure Colour. Sheila Heti collected 500,000 words from a decade’s worth of journals, put the sentences in a spreadsheet, and sorted them alphabetically. She cut and cut and was left with 60,000 words of brilliance and mayhem, joy and sorrow. These are her alphabetical diaries.