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Please Miss 2022
Please Miss: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Penis is a February 2022 autobiography written by professor Grace Elisabeth Lavery and released by Seal Press. The book recounts her journey through transition and earlier struggles with addiction, while also exploring sexually charged absurdist content and fictional stories centered on the "paradigmatic concept of the penis".
Beginning in 2018, the memoir examines how pursuing tenure as a professor during her transition shaped her perspective, with each chapter covering different topics and themes. Lavery aimed for a more symbolic interpretation of her experience, leading to one standout element: a set of wild letters from hostile clowns symbolizing various negative identities and abstract ideas.
Critics responded positively, appreciating how the book captures the trans experience using metaphor and conceptual storytelling. Some noted, however, that this method made certain ideas hard to grasp for readers unfamiliar with or uninvolved in the subject matter.
Details
- Publisher
- 1st edition by Seal Press; 2nd edition by Biblio Services Inc.
- ISBN
- 9781541620650
- Pages
- 304
