Because A Lyric Memoir
, by Mensch, JoshuaNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780393357646 | 0393357643
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/25/2020
A “disturbing, memorably and superbly handled book-length narrative poem” (Stephanie Burt), Because offers a compassionate and wrenching account of the author’s experience of childhood sexual abuse. It tells the story of Don, the charming, enigmatic director of a youth wilderness camp who befriends, and preys on, the young boys in his care. Unfolding through a series of jewel-like scenes, Because renders the shifting landscapes of childhood memory with a swift and convincing music, building a tale that is powerful, complex, and heartbreaking.