Autobiography of a Face
Autobiography of a Face is Grealy’s memoir of her experience, inner and outer. She offers a blow-by-blow recounting of her medical trials, accompanied by the emotional turmoil that inevitably resulted. How does one cope with a world that defines beauty as value when one is clearly damaged? Eventually, Grealy decided that she would become deep. If she could not succeed at being beautiful, fac
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Autobiography of a Face is a memoir written by poet and author Lucy Grealy who, at the age of nine, was severely disfigured by a cancerous tumor &#; and its resulting surgeries and radiation &#; in her jaw. It is a candid exploration of identity amidst the cruel realities of a culture obsessed with outward beauty.
I listened to the Audible version of this book that is narrated by Colleen Marlo. I followed along with the physical copy that I found in my late partner&#;s book collection.
I highly recommend either the audio or physical book.
First Impressions of Autobiography of a Face
&#;When a film&#;s heroine innocently coughs, you know that two scenes later, at most, she&#;ll be in an oxygen tent; when a man bumps into a woman at the train station, you know that man will become the woman&#;s lover and/or murderer. In everyday life, where we cough often and are always bumping into people, our daily actions rarely reverberate so lucidly.&#;
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Jeriah SmithAutobiography of a face
I'm a freshman in English 1 and our class had to read the book and it's a very true story and every one should read this. Hiral
Life about Growing up
This is an outstanding memoir of cancer survivor from age 9 through adulthood and how she dealt with her disfigurement after having half her jaw removed. Very well told. Now I need to find Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchet, the epilogue to this story Read MoreEnglish Student
Great Book
I am a sophomore English student and we had to read this book for class - I really enjoyed it - it's a book everyone needs to read Madison Hull
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This book was one of the best books I've read. Everyone should read this book.
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Publisher Description
”So many memoirs make you feel that you’ve been sealed up inside a wall with a monomaniac. A really good one, like Autobiography of a Face, makes you feel there is more to ask and learn. You are not just seeing the writer; you are not trying to see yourself. You are seeing the world in a different way.”—Margo Jefferson
Foreword by Suleika Jaouad, author of the New York Times bestseller Between Two Kingdoms
A thirtieth-anniversary edition of Lucy Grealy’s celebrated memoir, a timeless exploration of identity, loneliness, the nature of beauty, and strength.
Thirty years ago, Lucy Grealy’s Autobiography of a Face launched the young writer into the top echelons of contemporary literature, winning her both acclaim and fame. An incandescent tale of perseverance, humor, and deep introspection in the face of emotional and physical pain, her powerful memoir—as evocative and resonant today as it was in —speaks to us across time.
At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a potentially terminal cancer, undergoing years of chemotherapy that destroyed a third of her jawbone. When she eventually returned to school, she faced the cruel taunts of
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