Book Discussion: How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti
This semi-autobiographical novel features the author herself as the main character in search of her identity. Sheila finds herself in a quandary of self-doubt, questioning how a person should be in the world. Inspired by her friend Margaux, a painter, and her seemingly untortured ability to live and create, Sheila casts Margaux as material, embarking on a series of recordings in which nothing is too personal, too ugly, or too banal to be turned into art. She begins questioning her desire to be Important, her quest to be both a leader and a pupil, and her unwillingness to sacrifice herself. An engaging mashup of memoir, fiction and philosophy from the psychic underground of one of Canada's most original writers.
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Finished the book early, why not read check out Sheila Heti's previous novel Motherhood.
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This semi-autobiographical novel features the author herself as the main character in search of her identity. Sheila finds herself in a quandary of self-doubt, questioning how a person should be in the world. Inspired by her friend Margaux, a painter, and her seemingly untortured ability to live and create, Sheila casts Margaux as material, embarking on a series of recordings in which nothing is too personal, too ugly, or too banal to be turned into art. She begins questioning her desire to be Important, her quest to be both a leader and a pupil, and her unwillingness to sacrifice herself. An engaging mashup of memoir, fiction and philosophy from the psychic underground of one of Canada's most original writers.
Reserve a special Book Club Sets copy of the novel, or pick one up on display in the Language and Literature division. Click here for more information about the Book Club Sets collection.
Interested in hearing more information about the BKLYN Discussions series, add your address to the email list.
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