| Title | : | To the Uzbekistani Soldier Who Would Not Save My Life |
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| ISBN | : | 1880713292 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781880713297 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 67 |
| Publication | : | First published November 9, 2001 |
Cultural Writing. Essays, meditations, travel notes, or chapters in a novella, these seven pieces defy easy categorization. Our narrator (a certain Susan Smith Nash) initially introduces herself as a resourceful, capable, sedated woman turning 40, but the reader soon finds this thumbnail sketch unraveling. Recording the unique perceptions of a woman addicted to relentless exploration, this is a book of fierce honesty, a soul-baring performance that manages to be both intellectually challenging and emotionally quickening. Susan Smith Nash is the author of many other titles carried by SPD, including the popular CHANNEL-SURFING THE APOCALYPSE and DOOMSDAY BELLY.
To the Uzbekistani Soldier Who Would Not Save My Life Reviews
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Collection of brief pieces that hover between prose-poem and personal essay, primarily contemplations from time the author spent in developmental or cultural projects in South America and the former Soviet Union: a mix of cultural observations, snapshots of a shaken psyche, concise portraits of people she met, contemplations of identity and privilege.
And the two last pieces are somewhat more traditional essays - one on social-political-and-interestingly psychological ramifications of the spectacle of presidential power (specifically with regard to Bill Clinton and the death penalty), and another on a personal relationship dysfunction seen through the lens of (much love for) Shakespeare - both quite strong.
