Stacey D’Erasmo is een romanschrijfster wiens werken worden geprezen om hun literaire diepgang en onderscheidende stem. Haar schrijven duikt in de complexiteit van de menselijke ervaring en biedt lezers meeslepende verhalen en inzichtelijke verkenningen. Haar bijdragen hebben aanzienlijke erkenning gekregen voor hun artistieke verdienste en impact. Ze blijft het literaire landschap vormgeven als assistent-professor schrijven.
The narrative follows a contemporary man's transformation, exploring themes of identity and personal growth. With a style reminiscent of acclaimed authors Carol Shields and A. S. Byatt, the story delves into the complexities of modern life, offering a rich and engaging exploration of the protagonist's journey. This luminous tale promises to captivate readers with its depth and insight into the human experience.
The story revolves around a modern family's struggle as they confront the disappearance of their troubled teenage son, Christopher. As his extended family unites in a frantic search, they are forced to face deeper issues and challenges that test their relationships and self-perceptions. The narrative explores themes of familial bonds, personal crises, and the complexities of understanding one another in times of distress.
Recognized as an NPR Best Book of 2014, this work delves into captivating themes and offers a unique perspective that resonates with readers. It combines rich storytelling with insightful commentary, engaging both the mind and the heart. The narrative unfolds through well-developed characters, each contributing to the intricate tapestry of the plot. With its thought-provoking elements and emotional depth, this book stands out as a significant literary achievement of its time.
How do I keep doing this—making art? Stacey D’Erasmo had been writing for twenty years and had published three novels when she asked herself this question. She was past the rush of her first books and wondering what to expect—how to stay alive in her vocation—in the decades ahead. She began to interview older artists she admired to find out how they’d done it. She talked to Valda Setterfield about her sixty-year career that took her from the Merce Cunningham Dance Company to theatrical collaborations with her husband to roles in films. She talked to Samuel Delany about his vast oeuvre of books in many genres. She talked to Amy Sillman about working between painting and other media and between abstraction and figuration. She talked to landscape architect Darrel Morrison, composer Tania Léon, actress Blair Brown, and musician Steve Earle, and started to see connections between them and to artists across time: Colette, David Bowie, Ruth Asawa. She found insights in own experience, about what has driven and thwarted and shaped her as a writer. Instead of easy answers or a road map, The Long Run offers one practitioner’s conversations, anecdotes, confidences, and observations about sustaining a creative life. Along the way, it radically redefines artistic success, shifting the focus from novelty and output and external recognition toward freedom, fluidity, resistance, community, and survival.