Lynell George (Knihy)

Lynell George Knihy

Lynell George je spisovateľka z Los Angeles, ktorej najnovšia zbierka esejí a fotografií „After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame“ skúma mesto, kde vyrastala. Je tiež autorkou „No Crystal Stair: African Americans in the City of Angels“, zbierky článkov a esejí čerpajúcich z jej reportážnej práce. Ako redaktorka v Los Angeles Times a L.A. Weekly sa zameriavala na sociálne otázky, ľudské správanie a politiku identity, ako aj na vizuálne umenie, hudbu a literatúru. Jej tvorba vyniká hlbokým ponorom do života, kultúry a zložitosti mestského prostredia, najmä v kontexte Los Angeles.

A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky

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Part biography, part tribute, offers a blueprint for a creative life from the perspective of award-winning science-fiction writer and "MacArthur Genius" Octavia E. Butler. It is a collection of ideas about how to look, listen, breathe--how to be in the world. George not only engages the world that shaped Octavia E. Butler, she also explores the very specific processes through which Butler shaped herself--her unique process of self-making. It's about creating a life with what little you have--hand-me-down books, repurposed diaries, journals, stealing time to write in the middle of the night, making a small check stretch--bit by bit by bit. Includes photographs of Butler's ephemera (personal notes, library call slips, etc.) taken by George from hundreds of boxes of Butler's personal items.