false 3797582 1 The Bruise is a prize-winning novel of imperative voice and raw sensation. In the sterile dormitories and on the quiet winter greens of an American university, a young woman named M— deals with the repercussions of a strange encounter with an angel, one that has left a large bruise on her forehead. Was the event real or imagined? The bruise does not disappear, forcing M— to confront her own existential fears and her wavering desire to tell the story of her imagination. As a writer, M— is breathless, desperate, and obsessive, questioning the mutations and directions of her words while writing with fevered immediacy. Using rhythmic language, suffused with allusions to literature and art, Magdalena Zurawski recasts the bildungsroman as a vibrant and moving form. 3841747 10 8 2008 The Bruise total:49|5:31|4:9|3:5|2:4|1:0| 49 214 207 14 5 1 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 11:18:04 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 21:35:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Aug 12 07:19:25 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 07:24:51 -0700 2008
There is a marvelous teaser excerpt available here: http://www.fc2.org/zurawski/bruise/bruis... which you shou...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 20:31:54 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 13:34:59 -0700 2009
I seem to be continually impressed by everything FC2 publishes, but this book is way up there - I have never read a voice like this one. What feel (in sentences, in paragr...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 16:26:58 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 13:17:20 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 16:26:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 09:20:22 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 04 09:25:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 17:00:38 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 10:23:53 -0700 2008 But this book is really a five-star-er. I tried to make it last as long as I could.
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Okay, now I am finished. The chapter "The Ham Steak"! It is amazing. ]]> 2 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 27 11:02:19 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 05 09:10:19 -0800 2008
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