Nerve Storm
Publishing Details
Nerve Storm
By (Author) Amy Gerstler
Penguin Random House Australia
Penguin Random House Australia
1st November 1993
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
811.54
Physical Properties
112
Width 139mm, Height 213mm, Spine 8mm
119g
Description
"Your thoughts become fluid, volatile; their aroma fills the room. This is a nerve storm." In her first collection since Bitter Angel, winner of the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award, Amy Gerstlerexplores themes of suffering and redemption through a heady blend of folklore, popular culture, and the natural world in Nerve Storm. The poet Eileen Myles has said that "the supernatural, the sexy mundane, the out-of-sight are simply Gerstler's materials, employed as they might be in a piece of religious art." A crackling wit and whimsical instinct guide this collection as Gerstler traipses throughhumanity's triumphs and blunders, effortlessly revealing the surreal and surprising possibilities inherent in everyday life.
Author Bio
Amy Gerstler is a writer of fiction, poetry, and journalism whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including the Paris Review and Best American Poetry. Her 1990 book Bitter Angel won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Previous titles from Penguin are Crown of Weeds, 1997, and Nerve Storm, 1993.
