Horror Stories

Liz Phair

ISBN 10: 0525512004 / ISBN 13: 9780525512004

Published by Penguin Random House LLC Mär 2021, 2021

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter behind the groundbreaking albumExile in Guyvilletraces her life and career in a genre-bendingmemoir in stories about the pivotal moments that haunt her. Honest, original and absolutely remarkable. NPR (Best Books of the Year)When Liz Phair shook things up with her musical debut,Exile in Guyville making her as much a cultural figure as a feminist pioneer and rock star her raw candor, uncompromising authenticity, and deft storytelling inspired a legion of critics, songwriters, musicians, and fans alike. Now, like a Gen X Patti Smith, Liz Phair reflects on the path she has taken in these piercing essays that reveal the indelible memories that have stayed with her.For Phair, horror is in the eye of the beholder in the often unrecognized universal experiences of daily pain, guilt, and fear that make up our humanity. Illuminating despair with hope and consolation, tempering it all with her signature wit,Horror Storiesis immersive, taking readers inside the most intimate junctures of Phair s life, from facing her own bad behavior and the repercussions of betraying her fundamental values, to watching her beloved grandmother inevitably fade, to undergoing the beauty of childbirth while being hit up for an autograph by the anesthesiologist.Horror Storiesis a literary accomplishment that reads like the confessions of a friend. It gathers up all of our isolated shames and draws them out into the light, uniting us in our shared imperfection, our uncertainty and our cowardice, smashing the stigma of not being in control. But most importantly, the uncompromising precision and candor ofHorror Storiestransforms these deeply personal experiences into tales about each and every one of us. 288 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Horror Stories
• Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC Mär 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525512004
• ISBN 13: 9780525512004
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 200W x 131H x 22D millimeters 200 millimeters width by 131 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 211 grams

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Synopsis

The two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter behind the groundbreaking album Exile in Guyville traces her life and career in a genre-bending memoir in stories about the pivotal moments that haunt her.

"Honest, original and absolutely remarkable."--NPR (Best Books of the Year)

When Liz Phair shook things up with her musical debut, Exile in Guyville--making her as much a cultural figure as a feminist pioneer and rock star--her raw candor, uncompromising authenticity, and deft storytelling inspired a legion of critics, songwriters, musicians, and fans alike. Now, like a Gen X Patti Smith, Liz Phair reflects on the path she has taken in these piercing essays that reveal the indelible memories that have stayed with her.

For Phair, horror is in the eye of the beholder--in the often unrecognized universal experiences of daily pain, guilt, and fear that make up our humanity. Illuminating despair with hope and consolation, tempering it all with her signature wit, Horror Stories is immersive, taking readers inside the most intimate junctures of Phair's life, from facing her own bad behavior and the repercussions of betraying her fundamental values, to watching her beloved grandmother inevitably fade, to undergoing the beauty of childbirth while being hit up for an autograph by the anesthesiologist.

Horror Stories is a literary accomplishment that reads like the confessions of a friend. It gathers up all of our isolated shames and draws them out into the light, uniting us in our shared imperfection, our uncertainty and our cowardice, smashing the stigma of not being in control. But most importantly, the uncompromising precision and candor of Horror Stories transforms these deeply personal experiences into tales about each and every one of us.

About the Author

Liz Phair is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter whose debut album, Exile in Guyville, has been hailed as a landmark of indie rock. She began her career in the early 1990s in Chicago by self-releasing audiocassettes under the name Girly-Sound. The intense response to these early tracks led to Phair's signing with the independent record label Matador Records. She has been a recording artist and touring performer for over twenty-five years, paving the way for countless music artists, particularly women, who cite her among their major influences. Phair is also a visual artist who majored in studio art and art history at Oberlin College. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and The Atlantic. Horror Stories is her first book.