| Swimming Studies Contributor(s): Shapton, Leanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399174842 ISBN-13: 9780399174841 Publisher: Riverhead Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Sports & Recreation | Swimming & Diving - Biography & Autobiography | Sports |
| Dewey: 797.210 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.90 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Swimming Studies is a collection of autobiographical sketches that explore the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager, to meditative swims in pools and oceans as an adult, Leanne Shapton contemplates the sport that has shaped her life. Her spare and elegant writing reveals an intimate narrative of suburban adolescence, spent underwater in a discipline that continues to inspire Shapton's work as an artist and author, while her illustrations offer a new perspective on the landscapes and imagery of swimming. Shapton emphasizes the private, often solitary moments of athletic pursuit rather than its triumphs. This remarkable work of written and visual pieces propels the reader through a beautifully personal exercise in reflection. |