![]() ![]() Through this lens, we witness Myles’s experiences with intimacy and spirituality, celebrity and politics, alcoholism and recovery, fathers and family history, gender, romance, memory, as well as the fantastical myths we invent to get to the heart of grief.Īfterglow joins a grand literary tradition of writers paying homage to a beloved dog-J. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie’s death, Afterglow launches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true nature of the bond between pet and pet-owner. During the course of their sixteen years together, Myles was madly devoted to the dog’s wellbeing, especially in her final days. ![]() RSVP HERE (Please note that your RSVP is requested, but not required)Ībout the book: Afterglow (a dog memoir), Myles’ first foray into memoir, paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a beloved confidant: the pit bull called Rosie. In 1990, Myles chose Rosie from a litter on the street, and their connection instantly became central to the writer's life and work. Afterglow is Myles’s funniest, profoundest work yet.” - Chris Kraus, author of I Love DickĮileen Myles discusses Afterglow (a dog memoir). Myles makes new rules for what prose writing can be. Ghostwritten in part by deceased pit-bull Rosie, this ‘dog’s memoir’ explores-among other things-geometry, gender, mortality, evil, aging, and plaids. “What is a dog if not god? In Afterglow, Eileen Myles steps up to the challenge for writers to function as prophets. ![]()
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