Argo

The Argonauts

*Across individual memories, philosophical speculation and cultural commentary,
*Transgressive writing that breaks the boundaries of genres
*Facing the passion and pain brought about by the dramatic changes in body and identity,
Capturing the eternity of love in the flow of life
*A representative work by Maggie Nelson, the MacArthur "Genius Award" winner and author of "Blue"
*National Book Critics Circle Award winner
*The Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, The New York Times Bestseller, The Paris Review Editor's Choice, and Publishers Weekly's 2015 Book of the Year.
The Argo, in Greek mythology, is the ship that the heroes sailed on in search of the Golden Fleece. Despite constant replacement of parts during its voyage, until all parts were eventually replaced, the ship remained the Argo. Love, like the Argo, remains love, enduring even through a complete transformation of body and identity.
This book is Maggie Nelson's National Book Critics Circle Award-winning masterpiece. Her writing radically breaks genre boundaries, blending memoir capturing individual experience with bold, incisive philosophical speculation and cultural critique deconstructing gender identity and social norms. This novel is a singular experiment in self-theory. Through the lens of psychoanalysis, gender theory, and postmodern philosophy, Nelson revisits her emotional journey with her partner. With a lifelong commitment to self-creation and embracing the unknown and the unexpected, Nelson transcends conventional notions of love and language, intimacy, and family life.
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【Editor's Recommendation】
1. Maggie Nelson is a renowned American essayist, critic, and poet, hailed as "one of the most exciting contemporary American writers." She has received numerous awards, including a MacArthur Genius Grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her distinctive works have been acclaimed by many renowned contemporary writers, artists, and critics, including Karl Ove Knausgaard, Nguyen Thanh Viet, Olivia Lane, and Wayne Kerstenbaum.
2. Maggie Nelson is considered one of the most outstanding contemporary essayists. Her writing defies established genre categories, integrating theory, criticism, poetry, essays, and autobiography. Following "Blue," she took her transgressive writing across genres to its extremes, producing her signature work, "Argo." Winning the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award (one of the nation's most prestigious book awards), it has received widespread critical acclaim and is considered a representative work of contemporary "self-theory" writing. Furthermore, as a New York Times bestseller, it has resonated with countless ordinary readers.
3. In Argo, Maggie Nelson's writing oscillates between intense and rich emotional power and profound philosophical reflection. Integrating contemporary literature and art, and drawing on multiple perspectives, including gender theory, psychoanalysis, and postmodern philosophy, she chronicles the emotional journey of herself and her artist partner as they overcame physical pain and cultural prejudice to form a family, nurture a child, and ultimately achieve self-transformation. Amidst the unknown and the wonder, pain and suffering, joy and love, the book explores the possibilities of intimacy and family life, individual identity, and language, showcasing the life of a woman and a mother, constantly pursuing self-creation.
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【Expert Recommendation】
Maggie Nelson is one of the most exciting contemporary American writers and one of the sharpest and most flexible thinkers of her generation.
—The Guardian
With lyrical style, intellectual fortitude, and soul-stirring honesty, the author shakes up deeply held notions about gender and marriage.
—Vanity Fair
It shines with wisdom, fully demonstrating the joy and difficulty of love, while also illuminating the identity of motherhood.
—The Times Literary Supplement
It might take some effort to read, but Argo offers a broad perspective on identity, care, and freedom. Perhaps it will change the way we think and talk about others—and ourselves?
—Emma Watson There is no living critic quite like Maggie Nelson—she writes with such passion, clarity, clarity, fluidity, fun, and generosity that she redefines what thought can do today.
—Wayne Kerstenbaum

2023-06-01

北京联合出版公司

Lucida

256

9787559667663