The Uses of the Body

by Deborah Landau

Book Overview

"A thrilling meditation on the passages of a woman's life."--O, The Oprah Magazine

"Landau's killer wit evokes Dorothy Parker crossed with Sylvia Plath--leaping spark after spark, growing to deadly dark fire. The Uses of the Body is her best book, its acerbic tone interspersed with lines of grave and startling beauty." --Los Angeles Times

"Like Richard Linklater's Boyhood, but for girls (and women):...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155659481X
• ISBN13: 9781556594816
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.8"