Freeman's Power

John Freeman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

Published:18th Oct '18

Should be back in stock very soon

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From the voices of protesters to the encroachment of a new fascism, everywhere we look power is revealed. Spouse to spouse, soldier to citizen, looker to gazed upon, power is never static: it is either demonstrated or deployed. Its hoarding is itself a demonstration. This thought-provoking issue of the acclaimed literary annual Freeman's explores who gets to say what matters in a time of social upheaval.

Many of the writers are women. Margaret Atwood posits it is time to update the gender of werewolf narratives. Aminatta Forna shatters the silences which supposedly ensured her safety as a woman of colour walking in public space. Power must often be seized. The narrator of Lan Samantha Chang's short story finally wrenches control of the family's finances from her husband only to make a fatal mistake. Meanwhile the hero of Tahmima Anam's story achieves freedom by selling bull semen. Australian novelist Josephine Rowe recalls a gallery attendee trying to take what was not offered when she worked as a life-drawing model. Violence often results from power imbalances - Booker Prize winner Ben Okri watches power stripped from the residents of Grenfell Tower by ferocious neglect. But not all power must wreak damage. Barry Lopez remembers fourteen glimpses of power, from the moment he hitched a ride on a cargo plan in Korea to the glare he received from a bear traveling with her cubs in the woods, asking - do you plan me harm?

Featuring work from brand new writers Nicole Im, Jaime Cortez and Nimmi Gowrinathan, as well as from some of the world's best storytellers, including US poet laureate Tracy K. Smith, Franco-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, and Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, Freeman's: Power escapes from the headlines of today and burrows into the heart of the issue.

From the abstract to the literal, there is no shortage of provocative, thoughtful pieces here. * Publishers Weekly *
A new literary journal that's sure to become a classic in years to come. * San Francisco Chronicle *
There's an illustrious new literary journal in town... * Vogue.com *
Freeman's is fresh, provocative, engrossing... * BBC.com *
Freeman draws from a global cache of talent...An expansive reading experience. * Kirkus Reviews *
John Freeman is a literary bowerbird; he has an eye for treasure...He certainly excels at the art of collection, particularly when he looks beyond the big names. * The Australian *

ISBN: 9781611854992

Dimensions: 208mm x 138mm x 23mm

Weight: 370g

288 pages

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