Men Yell at Me

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The lying liars who lie

A conversation with Sarah Manguso about her new novel Liars

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lyz
Jul 24, 2024
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When does the story of a woman’s life begin? It’s not when she is born, but it is the moment she breaks. The moment she snaps. The moment she allows her anger to wash over her in a tsunami of fury.

The late feminist and academic Myra Jehlen once wrote that “all women must destroy in order to create.” She adds, “No woman can assume herself because she has…

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