I Am Clarence
A Novel
$33.00
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
13 May 2025
Summary
A haunting novel exploring a mother’s fierce love for her disabled son as she grapples with her own mental health, by the author of the feminist cult classic The Princess of 72nd Street.
“According to Dr. Hovenclock, health meant wanting things. What would I have to pretend to want before he would let me leave? I longed to return to Clarence.”
For Clarence’s mother, life revolves around her young son; she takes him to see specialists to find the cause of his blindness…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593731857 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593731859 |
| Author: | Elaine Kraf, Sarah Manguso |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 13 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 132mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Torchbearers |
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Critics Review
“Deliciously off-kilter [and as] brilliant as it is unsettling … This rediscovered classic was ahead of its time with its wrenching, kaleidoscopic account of a single mother struggling with mental health and raising a child with a disability… . A hidden gem.”—Shelf Awareness
Elaine Kraf
Elaine Kraf (1936-2013) was a writer and painter.
Published Works:
- I Am Clarence (1969)
- The House of Madelaine (1971)
- Find Him! (1977)
- The Princess of 72nd Street (1979)
She also authored several unpublished novels, plays, and poetry collections.
Awards and Residencies:
- Two National Endowment for the Arts awards
- 1971 fellowship at the Broad Loaf Writers’ Conference
- 1977 residency at Yaddo
Born and raised in New York City, she lived there throughout her life.
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