{"product_id":"axiomatic-paperback","title":"Axiomatic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Tumarkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725707350079,"sku":"9781945492297","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/add90569dabf1bf7896648d6102da5c1.webp?v=1765107630","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/axiomatic-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}