{"product_id":"the-daughter-of-man-l-j-sysko-9781682262306","title":"The Daughter of Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This whip-smart collection is a playful celebration of feminine power.\" \u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What a beautiful book.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Ross Gay \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With the verve of Alice Fulton and the panache of Gerald Stern, Sysko keens into the canon, a welcome voice. Sing, indeed, heavenly muse.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Alan Michael Parker \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finalist for the 2023 Miller Williams Poetry Prize \u003cbr\u003e Selected by Patricia Smith \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daughter of Man\u003c\/i\u003e follows its unorthodox heroine as she transforms from maiden to warrior--then to queen, maven, and crone--against the backdrop of suburban America from the 1980s to today. In this bold reframing of the hero's journey, L. J. Sysko serves up biting social commentary and humorous, unsparing self-critique while enlisting an eccentric cast that includes Betsy Ross as sex worker, Dolly Parton as raptor, and a bemused MILF who exchanges glances with a young man at a gas station. Sysko's revisions of René Magritte's modernist icon \u003ci\u003eThe Son of Man\u003c\/i\u003e and the paintings of baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, whose extraordinary talent was nearly eclipsed after she took her rapist to trial, loom large in this multifaceted portrait of womanhood. With uncommon force, \u003ci\u003eThe Daughter of Man\u003c\/i\u003e confronts misogyny and violence, even as it bursts with nostalgia, lust, and poignant humor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. J. Sysko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682262308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682262306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.37h x 6.93w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2023","brand":"L. J. Sysko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075878711551,"sku":"9781682262306","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8bbeea55-3bc3-48a0-9e53-302b87b743a3.jpg?v=1685461969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-daughter-of-man-l-j-sysko-9781682262306","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}