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Anne Carson, Anne Carson: Autobiography of red (1999, Vintage Books)

The award-winning poet Anne Carson reinvents a genre in Autobiography of Red, a stunning …

This book was a knife

This book was a knife crafted, if not deliberately to wound me, then at least to measure the specific length and distance between my rib cage and heart.

The Autobiography of Red is both heartbreakingly beautiful, and heartbreaking. Prepare to be hurt, and prepare to want more.