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With grace and insight, celebrated writer bell hooks untangles the complex personae of women writers. Born and raised in the rural South, hooks learned early the power of the written word and the importance of speaking her mind. Her passion for words is the heartbeat of this collection of essays. Remembered Rapture celebrates literacy, the joys of reading and writing, and the lasting power of the book. Once again, these essays reveal bell hooks's wide-ranging intellectual scope; she is a universal writer addressing readers and writers everywhere.
bell hooks is the author of several books, including Killing Rage, Bone Black, and Wounds of Passion. She is Distinguished Professor of English at City College in New York and lives in New York City.
With the grace and insight that readers and students have come to expect of her, celebrated author, feminist, and critic bell hooks untangles the complex personae of women writers. Born and raised in the rural South, hooks learned early the power of the written word and the importance of speaking her mind. Her passion for words is very the heartbeat of this collection of essays.
Remembered Rapture celebrates literacy, the joys of reading and writing, and the lasting power of the book. Once again, hooks's essays reveal a wide-ranging intellectual scope.
"For anyone who writes, or seeks to understand the writing process, or wants to know more about the erudite and passionate mind of bell hooks, this is the book to read."The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A study that should provoke and inspire writers of each gender, all races, every background."The Oxford American
"bell hooks reveals the heart of her writing life and the process through which she has come to be known as a 'visionary feminist.'"Essence
"Each offering from bell hooks is a major event, as she has so much to give us."Maya Angelou
"hooks infuses the best of these essays with a personal tone that sheds warm light on this particular writer's life."Publishers Weekly
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bell hooks reveals the heart of her writing life and the process through which she has come to be known as a "visionary feminist." (Essence)
"Each offering from bell hooks is a major event, as she has so much to give us." (Maya Angelou)
"hooks infuses the best of these essays with a personal tone that sheds warm light on this particular writer's life." (Publishers Weekly)
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bell hooks reveals the heart of her writing life and the process through which she has come to be known as a "visionary feminist." (Essence)
Review
"hooks infuses the best of these essays with a personal tone that sheds warm light on this particular writer's life." (Publishers Weekly)
Review
bell hooks reveals the heart of her writing life and the process through which she has come to be known as a "visionary feminist." (Essence)
"Each offering from bell hooks is a major event, as she has so much to give us." (Maya Angelou)
"hooks infuses the best of these essays with a personal tone that sheds warm light on this particular writer's life." (Publishers Weekly)
Synopsis
With grace and insight, celebrated writer bell hooks untangles the complex personae of women writers. Born and raised in the rural South, hooks learned early the power of the written word and the importance of speaking her mind. Her passion for words is the heartbeat of this collection of essays. Remembered Rapture celebrates literacy, the joys of reading and writing, and the lasting power of the book. Once again, these essays reveal bell hooks's wide-ranging intellectual scope; she is a universal writer addressing readers and writers everywhere.
Synopsis
In Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work, award-winning author and renowned academic "bell hooks reveals the heart of her writing life and the process through which she has come to be known as a 'visionary feminist'" (Essence).
Born and raised in the rural South, bell hooks learned early the power of the written word and the importance of speaking her mind. Her passion for words is the heartbeat of this collection of essays.
Remembered Rapture celebrates literacy, the joys of reading and writing, and the lasting power of the book. With grace and insight, these essays reveal bell hooks's wide-ranging intellectual scope, untangling the complex personae of women writers, especially those whose work goes against the grain.
"For anyone who writes, or seeks to understand the writing process, or wants to know more about the erudite and passionate mind of bell hooks, this is the book to read."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
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"Even though writing is a solitary act, when I sit with words that I trust will be read by someone, I know that I can never be truly alone." --bell hooks, "women who write too much"
In this timeless essay collection on the writing life, award-winning author and renowned thinker bell hooks shares the secrets gleaned from years of facing the blank page, pen in hand.
At a time when the death of the book has been proclaimed, hooks's Remembered Rapture beats with a pulsing passion for words, reminding us of literacy's potency and the vital joys of reading and writing. In contemplative essays infused with her personal experience, hooks reveals her wide-ranging intellectual scope. With insight and vision, hooks untangles the complex personae of women writers, especially those whose work goes against the grain.
This inspiring collection from a treasured American author is for everyone who believes in the power of the written word.
"For anyone who writes, or seeks to understand the writing process, or wants to know more about the erudite and passionate mind of bell hooks, this is the book to read." --The Philadelphia Inquirer
Synopsis
Born and raised in the rural South, bell hooks learned early the power of the written word and the importance of speaking her mind. This passion for words is the heartbeat of this contemplative collection of essays. Remembered Rapture celebrates literacy, the joys of reading and writing, and the lasting power of the book. These essays once again reveal bell hooks's wide-ranging intellectual scope; if W. E. B. DuBois elegantly dissected the double consciousness of African-Americans, bell hooks, with similar insight and vision, untangles the complex personae of women writers, especially those whose work goes against the grain.
About the Author
bell hooks is the author of several books, including
Killing Rage,
Bone Black, and
Wounds of Passion. She is Distinguished Professor of English at City College in New York and lives in New York City.
Table of Contents
preface: rapture from the deep
writing from the darkness
women who write too much
a body of work: women labor with words
remembered rapture: dancing with words
writing without labels
writing to confess
telling all: the politics of confession
writing autobiography
from public to private: writing bone black
class and the politics of writing
a life in the spirit: faith, writing, and intellectual work
divine inspiration: writing and spirituality
intellectual life: in and beyond the academy
catalyst and connection: writers and readers
the writer's true home
black women writing: creating more space
zora neale hurston: a subversive reading
emily dickinson: the power of influence
the legacy of ann petry
hansberry: the deep one
writing with grace: the magic of morrison
writer to writer: remembering toni cade bambara