Jennifer Clement

A New York Times Editor's Choice The searing, unforgettable story of a young girl's resilience, by the award-winning author of Prayers for the Stolen Pearl's mother took her away from her family just weeks after she was born, and drove off to central Florida determined to begin a new life for herself and her daughter--in the parking lot next to a trailer park. Pearl grew up in the front seat of their '94 Mercury, while her mother lived in the back. Despite their hardships, mother and daughter both adjusted to life, making friends with the residents of the trailers and creating a deep connection to each other. All around them, Florida is populated with gun owners--those hunting alligators for sport, those who want to protect their families, and those who create a sense of danger. Written in a gorgeous lyric all its own, Gun Love is the story of a tough but optimistic young woman growing up in contemporary America, in the midst of its harrowing love affair with firearms.

Koskettava kasvutarina asehullun Amerikan takamailta. 14-vuotias Pearl elää äitinsä kanssa autonrämässä floridalaisella asuntovaunualueella. Rutiköyhä perhe on pahnanpohjimmainen asefanaatikkojen, epäilyttävien lahkolaisten ja alligaattoreita lahtaavien punaniskojen yhteisössä. Elämä mullistuu, kun vaarallinen hurmuri tunkeutuu äidin ja tyttären väliin. Kun aseet puhuvat, on tragedia väistämätön.

I Guerrero, Mexico er Ladydi født inn en verden der det er farlig å være jente. Mødrene kler jentebarna som gutter for å beskytte dem mot bortføring av kartellene. Og når de svarte SUV’ene ruller gjennom landsbyen, gjemmes Ladydi og venninnene hennes i groper i bakken. En uforglemmelig historie om vennskap, familie og en kvinne som nekter å legge seg ned og gi opp.«Det originale er hovedpersonens stemme; full av sanselighet, detaljrikdom, spontanitet og barsk humor.(...)Teksten har et enormt trøkk hele veien, en spenst og vitalitet som stammer fra innlevelse, medlidenhet og usentimental virkelighetsforståelse. Dette er ikke en sosiologisk avhandling, men et rop om hjelp i en verden der kvinner betyr mindre enn null.» Fredrik Wandrup, Dagbladet«Den mest forførende reise jeg har tatt på en lang, lang stund, og den viktigste. En bønn for de bortførte er en personlig guidet tur gjennom et ubarmhjertig, virkelig hjørne av vårt århundre, med karakterer så levende at de vil bore seg inn i hjertet ditt. Slående skrevet, magisk i detaljene, du ser, lukter og smaker hendelsene på hver side, føler hver svakhet og savner åpenheten til disse morsomme, sårt menneskelige stemmene lenge etter at du har lagt dem bort. Som heltinnen selv kanskje ville sagt: ikke noe å lese, men å sleike i seg fra en tallerken.» DBC Pierre, Booker-prisvinnende forfatter av Vernon God Little«En bønn for de bortførte handler om den uprovoserte kvinnevolden og ødeleggelsen av lokalsamfunn som narkotikatrafikken i Mexico resulterer i. Clements øye for den avslørende detaljen, den rene poesien i språket hennes og hennes følelsesmessige autentiske karakterer, gjør denne fæle virkeligheten om til en overbevisende, tragisk vakker roman.» Yann Martel, forfatter av Historien om Pi«Den brutale bakgrunnen for denne fantastiske romanen er dessverre så altfor virkelig, og Clemet formidler en moderne tragedie på levende vis». The London Times«Skrivingen er gnistrende ikke bare på grunn av temaet som behandles – alle og enhver kunne rapportert om det faktiske - eller fordi Clement er så sterk på innsidevinklingen som gir ny-journalismen dets slagkraft, men fordi hun er en fullendt stilist som sørger for at ikke noe er overflødig. (…) Boken gir oss romanens alle gleder – en fortelling ladet med betydning og drama og mening» Kirsty Gunn, The Guardian

While humility is not especially valued in modern Western culture, Jennifer Clement argues here, it is central to sixteenth- and seventeenth-century understandings of Christian faith and behavior, and is vital to early modern concepts of the self. As this study shows, early modern literary engagements with humility link it to self-knowledge through the practice of right reading, and make humility foundational to any proper understanding of human agency. Yet humility has received little critical interest, and has often been misunderstood as a false virtue that engenders only self-abjection. This study offers an overview of various ways in which humility is discussed, deployed, or resisted in early modern texts ranging from the explicitly religious and autobiographical prose of Katherine Parr and John Donne, to the more politically motivated prose of Queen Elizabeth I and the seventeenth-century reformer and radical Thomas Tryon. As part of the wider 'turn to religion' in early modern studies, this study seeks to complicate our understanding of a mainstream early modern virtue, and to problematize a mode of critical analysis that assumes agency is always defined by resistance.

En bønn for de bortførte er et opplysende og bevegende portrett av fattige kvinner i Mexico. Ladydi Gaarcia Martínez er født inn en verden der det å være jente er en farlig ting. I fjellene i Guerrero, Mexico må kvinnene slåss for seg selv. Menene har reist for å finne muligheter andre steder. Her i skyggen av narkokrigen, blant slanger og skorpioner, dukker døde kropper opp i utkanten av landsbyen. Innimellom er skolen åpen. De gangene en frivillig kan lokkes ut av byen for et semester i de røffe omgivelsene. I Guerrero er narkobaronene konger og mødrene kler jentebarna som gutter. Eller de gjør dem så stygge de kan gjennom skamklipping og sverting av tenner, alt for å beskytte dem mot bortføring av kartellene. Og når de svarte SUVene ruller gjennom landsbyen, gjemmes Ladydi og venninnene hennes i groper i bakken i bakgårdene som dyr, trygt bortgjemt og ute av syne. Mens moren venter forgjeves på at mannen hennes skal komme tilbake, drømmer Ladydi og vennene hennes om en fremtid som inneholder noe mer enn bare å kunne overleve. I møte med all tragedien finner de samhold i hverandre. Når Ladydi får tilbud om en jobb som hushjelp for en velstående familie i Acapulco, griper hun sjansen og opplever også en gryende forelskelse i møte med en annen ansatt. Men når en lokalt morder knyttet til kartellet blander inn en venn av henne, tar livet en brå og mørk vending for Ladydi. Til tross for elendige odds vil Ladydi med standhaftighet og styrke kjempe sin kamp og se med håp på en tilsynelatende håpløs situasjon. Dette er en opplysende og bevegende portrett av fattige kvinner i Mexico. Samtidig er det en uforglemmelig fortelling om vennskap, familie og en kvinne som nekter å ligge ned og gi opp.

â?? The best thing you can be in Mexico is an ugly girl.â?? On the mountainside in rural Mexico where Ladydi lives, being a girl is dangerous. Because the stolen girls donâ??t come back. Ladydi is determined to get out, to find a life that offers more than just the struggle to survive.

Ladydi elää viinaanmenevän ja kleptomaniaan taipuvaisen äitinsä kanssa pienessä vuoristokylässä Meksikon luoteisosassa. Ladydin isä, lipeväkielinen naistenkaataja, on häipynyt niin kuin kylän muutkin miehet. Jotkut ovat töissä USA:ssa, toiset huumekartelleissa, ja jäljellä ovat vain naiset, lapset ja skorpionit. Naiset selviytyvät kukin omalla tavallaan. Ladydin äiti rukoilee ahkerasti mutta harhauttaakseen kuulijaa ei pyydä sitä, mitä oikeasti haluaa: eihän Jumala kuitenkaan toteuta hänen toiveitaan, mies kun on. Kylässä äänet toimivat varoitussignaaleina. Auto tarkoittaa aseistettuja huumelordeja, jotka haluavat kaapata kylän kauneimmat tytöt. Säksättävä helikopteri puolestaan merkitsee sitä, että huumepelloille ruiskutettaviksi määrätyt myrkyt pudotetaan kyläläisten niskaan. Kun Ladydi palkataan rikkaaseen perheeseen Acapulcoon, hän saa totutella myös luksuselämään - ja yllättäen löytyvään rakkauteen.

A haunting story of love and survival that introduces an unforgettable literary heroine Ladydi Garcia Martinez is fierce, funny and smart. She was born into a world where being a girl is a dangerous thing. In the mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, women must fend for themselves, as their men have left to seek opportunities elsewhere. Here in the shadow of the drug war, bodies turn up on the outskirts of the village to be taken back to the earth by scorpions and snakes. School is held sporadically, when a volunteer can be coerced away from the big city for a semester. In Guerrero the drug lords are kings, and mothers disguise their daughters as sons, or when that fails they make them ugly cropping their hair, blackening their teeth- anything to protect them from the rapacious grasp of the cartels. And when the black SUVs roll through town, Ladydi and her friends burrow into holes in their backyards like animals, tucked safely out of sight. While her mother waits in vain for her husband s return, Ladydi and her friends dream of a future that holds more promise than mere survival, finding humor, solidarity and fun in the face of so much tragedy. When Ladydi is offered work as a nanny for a wealthy family in Acapulco, she seizes the chance, and finds her first taste of love with a young caretaker there. But when a local murder tied to the cartel implicates a friend, Ladydi s future takes a dark turn. Despite the odds against her, this spirited heroine s resilience and resolve bring hope to otherwise heartbreaking conditions. An illuminating and affecting portrait of women in rural Mexico, and a stunning exploration of the hidden consequences of an unjust war, PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN is an unforgettable story of friendship, family, and determination. "From the Hardcover edition.""rough cut

The beautifully written, deeply affecting story of Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner, her past, and their life together An NPR Best Book of the Year Selection New York City in the 1980s was a mesmerizing, wild place. A hotbed for hip hop, underground culture, and unmatched creative energy, it spawned some of the most significant art of the 20th century. It was where Jean-Michel Basquiat became an avant-garde street artist and painter, swiftly achieving worldwide fame. During the years before his death at the age of 27, he shared his life with his lover and muse, Suzanne Mallouk. A runaway from an unhappy home in Canada, Suzanne first met Jean-Michel in a bar on the Lower East Side in 1980. Thus began a tumultuous and passionate relationship that deeply influenced one of the most exceptional artists of our time. In emotionally resonant prose, award-winning author Jennifer Clement tells the story of the passion that swept Suzanne and Jean-Michel into a short-lived, unforgettable affair. A poetic interpretation like no other, Widow Basquiat is an expression of the unrelenting power of addiction, obsession and love.

MADONNA. ANDY WARHOL. KEITH HARING. FAB 5 FREDDIE. DEBBIE HARRY. JULIAN SCHNABEL. Jean-Michel Basquiat's transition from the subways to the chic gallery spaces of Manhattan brought the artist into the company of many of New York's established and aspiring stars. In 1988, unable to deal with the demands that his new fame brought, Basquiat, the most successful black visual artist in history, died from a heroin overdose at age twenty-seven. Widow Basquiat is an exploration of the artist as seen through the eyes of his muse, Suzanne. It is a love story like no other.

Ladydi elää viinaanmenevän ja kleptomaniaan taipuvaisen äitinsä kanssa pienessä vuoristokylässä Meksikon luoteisosassa. Ladydin isä, lipeväkielinen naistenkaataja, on häipynyt niin kuin kylän muutkin miehet. Jotkut ovat töissä USA:ssa, toiset huumekartelleissa, ja jäljellä ovat vain naiset, lapset ja skorpionit. Naiset selviytyvät kukin omalla tavallaan. Ladydin äiti rukoilee ahkerasti mutta harhauttaakseen kuulijaa ei pyydä sitä, mitä oikeasti haluaa: eihän Jumala kuitenkaan toteuta hänen toiveitaan, mies kun on. Kylässä äänet toimivat varoitussignaaleina. Auto tarkoittaa aseistettuja huumelordeja, jotka haluavat kaapata kylän kauneimmat tytöt. Säksättävä helikopteri puolestaan merkitsee sitä, että huumepelloille ruiskutettaviksi määrätyt myrkyt pudotetaan kyläläisten niskaan. Kun Ladydi palkataan rikkaaseen perheeseen Acapulcoon, hän saa totutella myös luksuselämään - ja yllättäen löytyvään rakkauteen. Mexico Cityssä asuva yhdysvaltalainen Jennifer Clement on PEN Meksikon puheenjohtaja, prosaisti, runoilija ja tietokirjailija. Tätä kirjaa inspiroi työ meksikolaisten naisvankien parissa. Naiset piirtyvät kirjan sivuille elävinä, vahvoina hahmoina, jotka saavat voimaa toisistaan ja ennen kaikkea tilanteensa synnyttämästä mustasta huumorista. Rukous varastetuille -romaanin oikeudet on myyty 17 maahan.

Jennifer Clement studied English Literature and Anthropology at New York University and French Literature in Paris. Clement is the author of the memoir 'Widow Basquiat', which made the UK Booksellers' Choice list, and a novel 'A True Story Based on Lies', which was a finalist in the Orange Prize for Fiction. She was awarded the Canongate Prize for New Writing in 2001, and is also the author of several books of poetry: 'The Next Stranger', 'Newton's Sailor', and 'Lady of the Broom', each published in bilingual editions in Mexico. Clement's work has been translated into eight languages. Canongate Books is publishing her next novel 'The Poison That Fascinates' in 2008. Jennifer Clement lives in Mexico City and, with her sister Barbara Sibley, is co-director and -founder of the annual San Miguel Poetry Week. The present volume offers several new poems, the complete 'Lady of the Broom' sequence, plus selections from her two earlier books.