My Happy Life
At the opening of My Happy Life, the unnamed narrator has been abandoned in a locked room of a deserted mental hospital. She hasn't seen the nice man who brings her food in days; so she's eaten the soap, the toothpaste, and even tried to eat the plaster on her walls - a dietary adventure that ended none too well. This woman's story, covering decades and spanning continents, is tragic, yet she is curiously at peace, even happy. Despite a lifetime of neglect, physical abuse, and loss, she's incap…
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- Full title :My Happy Life.
Summary
At the opening of My Happy Life, the unnamed narrator has been abandoned in a locked room of a deserted mental hospital. She hasn't seen the nice man who brings her food in days; so she's eaten the soap, the toothpaste, and even tried to eat the plaster on her walls - a dietary adventure that ended none too well. This woman's story, covering decades and spanning continents, is tragic, yet she is curiously at peace, even happy. Despite a lifetime of neglect, physical abuse, and loss, she's incapable of perceiving slight or injury. She has infinite faith in the goodwill of others, loves even her.
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- Publication Date:2009.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Soft Skull Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (155 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781593763190, 1593763190
- oclc:ocn774500300
- Dewey Decimal:813.54
Table of Contents
One; Box; Foot; Towel; Tooth; Two; Ear; Leaf; Reeds; Pod; Three; Hair; Pencils; Dollar; Blue Oval; Four; Bracelet; Shoes; Knees; Air; About the Author.
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