Lidia Yuknavitch
Lidia Yuknavitch is a TED speaker who has written 2 quality-verified books.
Writer Lidia Yuknavitch discovered her calling after an interrupted journey as a would-be Olympic swimmer. Her prose erases the boundaries between memoir and fiction, explodes gender binaries and focuses on the visceral minutiae of the body. She was inspired by Ken Kesey (with whom she collaborated on a collective novel project at Oregon University); her latest book, The Small Backs of Children, stands as a fictional counterpoint to her memoir The Chronology of Water, which has garnered her a cult following for its honesty and intensity.
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What books has Lidia Yuknavitch written?
Lidia Yuknavitch has written 2 books in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "Allegories of violence", "The chronology of water". Each is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does Lidia Yuknavitch write about?
Lidia Yuknavitch's books on Books Worth Reading cover Science & Technology, Biography & Memoir.
What is Lidia Yuknavitch known for?
Lidia Yuknavitch stands out as a radical innovator in contemporary literature, one whose intellectual project centers on reclaiming the body as a site of truth-telling and resistance. Her distinctive approach emerges from the collision of her thwarted athletic ambitions—a nearly Olympic swimming car...