The Most Natural Thing In The World: Shortlisted for The Laurence Sterne Prize 2021

The Most Natural Thing In The World: Shortlisted for The Laurence Sterne Prize 2021

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Publisher's Synopsis

"A highly original essay from a master stylist. With brutal honesty Desmond Traynor weaves the enthralling story of his personal experience with philosophical musings on the ethics of reproduction. Provocative, profound, and ultimately very balanced." Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is a writer and critic. "Desmond Traynor's 'The Most Natural Thing in the World' is a sweeping, personal, at times grippingly candid examination of perhaps the most fundamental decision a human being will ever make: whether or not to beget new life." Rob Doyle is a writer, whose most recent book is Autobibliography. "Reflecting on his own experience of family, Desmond Traynor has written a moving, clear-eyed examination of why society pressures women and men to reproduce. It is erudite, provocative and necessary." Patrick Chapman, author of The Following Year.

Book information

ISBN: 9781914972454
Publisher: Lulu Press
Imprint: Beir Bua Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 50
Weight: 77g
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Spine width: 3mm