Strangeland [Paperback]

Tracey Emin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 2006

A combination of deeply intimate memoirs and confessions that are powerfully engaging

 

"Here I am, a fucked, crazy, anorexic-alcoholic-childless, beautiful woman. I never dreamt it would be like this." Tracey Emin's "Strangeland" is her own space, lying between the Margate of her childhood, the Turkey of her forefathers, and her own, private-public life in present-day London. Her writings, a combination of memoirs and confessions, are deeply intimate, yet powerfully engaging. Tracey retains a profoundly romantic world view, paired with an uncompromising honesty. Her capacity both to create controversies and to strike chords is unequaled. It is a remarkable book—and an original, beautiful mind.

Editorial Reviews

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"A fantastically engaging storyteller . . . heartbreaking . . . effortlessly funny."  —Metro

"A very readable book, and a surprising one too."  —Independent on Sunday

About the Author

Tracey Emin is an internationally renowned artist whose work has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the world. This is the first, full–length publication of her writing, which draws together new and revised work from the past 25 years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (October 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340769467
• ISBN-13: 978-0340769461
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.6 x 7.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #897,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An artist comes of age., October 23, 2010

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Viola Alvarez - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strangeland (Paperback)

I really enjoy Tracey's art, but I wasn't entirely sure she'd be able to pull off a full-length autobiography. I was so wrong. This book is vivid, highly readable and very well-crafted. It deserves a place right up there with This Boy's Life, Stop-Time and other great coming-of-age memoirs. At times, Tracey does crank up the amp on the same themes that inform her art. There's quite a heaping portion of sexuality and an undercurrent of metaphysics, but none of it detracts from what is ultimately a very affecting and sympathetic story.