{"product_id":"axiomatic-9781945492297","title":"Axiomatic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tumarkin presents a remarkable tour de force . . . These essays will linger in readers' minds for years after.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on nine years of research, \u003ci\u003eAxiomatic\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways we understand the traumas we inherit and the systems that sustain them. In five sections--each one built on an axiom about how the past affects the present--Tumarkin weaves together true and intimate stories of a community dealing with the extended aftermath of a suicide, a grandmother's quest to kidnap her grandson to keep him safe, one community lawyer's struggle inside and against the criminal justice system, a larger-than-life Holocaust survivor, and the history of the author's longest friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith verve, wit, and critical dexterity, Tumarkin asks questions about loss, grief, and how our particular histories inform the people we become in the world. \u003ci\u003eAxiomatic\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an unforgettable voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria Tumarkin is a writer and cultural historian. A recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize, she is the author of three previous books of ideas, \u003ci\u003eTraumascapes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCourage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOtherland\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which received critical acclaim in Australia, where she lives. Her most recent work, \u003ci\u003eAxiomatic\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Transit Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525215162642,"sku":"9781945492297","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_563ee18c-ba0f-47e3-b4eb-c03ce9b41b9c.jpg?v=1731208650","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/axiomatic-9781945492297","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}