My Father, Dancing: An Unsentimental Short Story Collection on Fathers, Daughters, Identity, and Desire (Harvest Book)

Broyard, Bliss

ISBN 10: 0156013967 / ISBN 13: 9780156013963

Published by Harper Perennial (edition First Edition), 2000

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Father, Dancing: An Unsentimental Short Story Collection on Fathers, Daughters, Identity, and Desire (Harvest Book)
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0156013967
• ISBN 13: 9780156013963
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Bliss Broyard's fathers are charismatic, seductive, brilliant men who loom large in the world, and larger at home. Their daughters, hungry for attention and connection, veer wildly between naiveté and cool indifference. In this powerful collection, Broyard's unsentimental prose captures the passages of daughters as they grow into young women: their struggles with identity, desire, and familial roles. From the early lessons girls absorb through their fathers-their first audience-to the equivocal attachments of marriage to the emotions of love and mourning, the characters in My Father, Dancing chronicle the never-ending dance between fathers and their daughters, and the many awakenings of girls and women.

About the Author

Bliss Broyard is the author of My Father, Dancing (1999), a New York Times notable book of the year, and One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life -- A Story of Race & Family Secrets (2007). Her work has been anthologized in Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize Anthology and The Art of the Essay, and she is a frequent contributor to Elle Magazine and The New York Times Book Review. Broyard lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughter.