{"product_id":"the-art-of-intimacy-the-space-between-9781555976477","title":"The Art of Intimacy: The Space Between","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first work of nonfiction by Stacey D'Erasmo, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books \u003ci\u003eTea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sky Below\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What is the nature of intimacy, of what happens in the space between us? And how do we, as writers, catch or reflect it on the page?\" Stacey D'Erasmo's insightful and illuminating study examines the craft and the contradictions of creating relationships not only between two lovers but also between friends, family members, acquaintances, and enemies in fiction. She argues for a more honest, more complex portrait of the true nature of the connections and missed connections among characters and, fascinatingly, between the writer and the reader. D'Erasmo takes us deep into the structure and grammar of these intimacies as they have been portrayed by such writers as Joan Didion, Toni Morrison, D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, and William Maxwell, and also by visual artists and filmmakers. She asks whether writing about intimacy is like staring straight into the sun, but it is her own brilliance that dazzles in the piercing and original book, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Intimacy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey D'Erasmo\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Below\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Favorite Book of the Year; \u003ci\u003eA Seahorse Year\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eTea\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. She teaches at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656528990482,"sku":"9781555976477","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ed11e6a-8cc3-4cd2-8f8b-fe356ff94259.jpg?v=1733388479","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-intimacy-the-space-between-9781555976477","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}