{"product_id":"how-to-survive-death-and-sue-william-silverman-9781496214096","title":"How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences","description":"2021 Clara Johnson Award from Jane's Stories Press Foundation \u003cbr\u003e 2020 Gold Winner for Autobiography \u0026amp; Memoir in the Foreword INDIES \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Many are haunted and obsessed by their own eventual deaths, but perhaps no one as much as Sue William Silverman. This thematically linked collection of essays charts Silverman's attempt to confront her fears of that ultimate unknown. Her dread was fomented in part by a sexual assault, hidden for years, that led to an awareness that death and sex are in some ways inextricable, an everyday reality many women know too well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through gallows humor, vivid realism, and fantastical speculation, \u003ci\u003eHow to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences \u003c\/i\u003eexplores this fear of death and the author's desire to survive it. From cruising New Jersey's industry-blighted landscape in a gold Plymouth to visiting the emergency room for maladies both real and imagined to suffering the stifling strictness of an intractable piano teacher, Silverman guards her memories for the same reason she resurrects archaic words--to use as talismans to ward off the inevitable. Ultimately, Silverman knows there is no way to survive death physically. Still, through language, commemoration, and metaphor, she searches for a sliver of transcendent immortality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sue William Silverman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496214099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496214096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Sue William Silverman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042477830399,"sku":"9781496214096","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67ba2d8e-e6f9-4294-9f94-1e0eee352683.jpg?v=1684961760","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-survive-death-and-sue-william-silverman-9781496214096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}