{"product_id":"portrait-of-a-feminist-a-memoir-in-essays-9781647427528","title":"Portrait of a Feminist: A Memoir in Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eInfused with a passion for justice, this sublime, expansive memoir by a Peruvian American feminist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewill appeal to fans of \u003ci\u003eCrying in H Mart \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow to Raise a Feminist Son\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough braided memories that flash against the present day, \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the evolution of Marianna Marlowe's identity as a biracial and multicultural woman--from her childhood in California, Peru, and Ecuador to her adulthood as an academic, a wife, and a mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow does the inner life of a feminist develop? How does a writer observe the world around her and kindle, from her earliest memories, a flame attuned to the unjust? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith writing that is simultaneously wise and shimmering, nuanced and direct, Marlowe confronts her own experiences with the hallmarks of patriarchy. Interweaving stories of life as the child of a Catholic Peruvian mother and an atheist American father in a family that lived many years abroad, she examines realities familiar to so many of us--unequal marriages, class structures, misogynist literature, and patriarchal religion. \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e explores the essential questions of feminism in our time: \u003ci\u003eWhat does it look like to live in defense of feminism?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHow should feminism be evolving today?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarianna Marlowe is a Latina writer who focuses on creative nonfiction that explores issues of gender identity, feminism, cultural hybridity, intersectionality, and more. Her short memoir has been published in \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHippocampus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Woven Tale Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEclectica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSukoon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Acentos Review\u003c\/i\u003e among others. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183690318098,"sku":"9781647427528","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc425d83-1b95-4c63-af76-b9e49f46e792.jpg?v=1744477450","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/portrait-of-a-feminist-a-memoir-in-essays-9781647427528","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}