Drawing on a wealth of unpublished materials, including Rich's correspondence and in-depth interviews with many people who knew her, Hilary Holladay provides a vividly detailed, full-dimensional portrait of a woman whose work and life continue to challenge and inspire new generations.
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Drawing on a wealth of unpublished materials, including Rich's correspondence and in-depth interviews with many people who knew her, Hilary Holladay provides a vividly detailed, full-dimensional portrait of a woman whose work and life continue to challenge and inspire new generations.
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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
'A comprehensive biography of...one of the most acclaimed poets of her generation and a face of American feminism.' New York Times
A major American writer, thinker, and activist, Adrienne Rich (19292012) transformed herself from a traditional, Radcliffe-educated lyric poet and married mother of three sons into a path-breaking lesbian-feminist author of forceful, uncompromising prose as well as poetry. In doing so, she emerged as an architect and exemplar of the feminist movement, breaking ranks to denounce the male-dominated literary establishment and paving the way for women writers to take their places in the cultural mainstream. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished materials, including Rich's correspondence and in-depth interviews with many people who knew her, Hilary Holladay provides a vividly detailed, full-dimensional portrait of a woman whose work and life continue to challenge and inspire new generations.
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"Holladay’s comprehensive biography of the trailblazing lesbian-feminist writer, thinker, and activist draws on unpublished materials and rigorous research to paint the most expansive portrait of Rich to date." The Millions
"One of our critic Dwight Garner’s top books of 2020. . . . Holladay skillfully blends literary analysis with a nuanced, humanizing portrait of this second-wave feminist lightning rod."---Laura Thompson, New York Times
About the Author
Hilary Holladay is a biographer, journalist, and scholar of modern and contemporary American poetry. Her books include Herbert Huncke: The Times Square Hustler Who Inspired Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation, which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, and Wild Blessings: The Poetry of Lucille Clifton.
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