Axiomatic

ISBN: 1945492295

Author: Tumarkin, Maria

Condition: New

National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistA New Yorker Best Book of 2019A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019"Tumarkin presents a remarkable tour de force . . . These essays will linger in readers minds for years after."-Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewDrawing on nine years of research, Axiomatic explores the ways we understand the traumas we inherit and the systems that sustain them. In five sections-each one built on an axiom about how the past affects the present-Tumarkin weaves together true and intimate stories of a community dealing with the extended aftermath of a suicide, a grandmothers quest to kidnap her grandson to keep him safe, one community lawyers struggle inside and against the criminal justice system, a larger-than-life Holocaust survivor, and the history of the authors longest friendship.With verve, wit, and critical dexterity, Tumarkin asks questions about loss, grief, and how our particular histories inform the people we become in the world. Axiomatic introduces an unforgettable voice.