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Written on the Body

Jeanette Winterson

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Intimate prose exploring love's physicality and loss.

"Written on the Body" isn't just a romance; it's a poetic journey into the narrator's intimate experiences with love and loss. Winterson crafts each sentence with a careful beauty, making the reader feel as if they are uncovering secrets or reading a private diary. It's a book that resonates deeply with anyone who has ever loved deeply, revealing the raw and visceral impact of relationships on the self.

  • Stonewall Book Award Nominee for Literature (1993)
  • Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction (1994)
  • Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction (1994)
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Written on the Body

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ISBN: 9780099193913
Date of Publication: 1993-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Related Topics: Literature, Feminism, LGBTQ+
Goodreads rating: 4.08
(rated by 29355 readers)

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Written on the Body is a secret code only visible in certain lights: the accumulation of a lifetime gather there. In places the palimpsest is so heavily worked that the letters feel like braille. I like to keep my body rolled away from prying eyes, never unfold too much, tell the whole story. I didn't know that Louise would have reading hands. She has translated me into her own book.
 

Intimate prose exploring love's physicality and loss.

"Written on the Body" isn't just a romance; it's a poetic journey into the narrator's intimate experiences with love and loss. Winterson crafts each sentence with a careful beauty, making the reader feel as if they are uncovering secrets or reading a private diary. It's a book that resonates deeply with anyone who has ever loved deeply, revealing the raw and visceral impact of relationships on the self.

  • Stonewall Book Award Nominee for Literature (1993)
  • Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction (1994)
  • Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction (1994)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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