The Ballad of Big Feeling (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781612197678)

"Braverman spins images that pull that perfect trick of making the familiar feel fresh... It's a thrill to see that language can still be made to help us feel the rush of life anew." ---Lynn Steger Strong, New York Times Book Review

The woman lives on a cul-de-sac with her lover and her dog. She is smart and sensible. She buys groceries and goes to work. And she finds herself reliving her childhood memories while she waits--for what, she is not sure.

In the tradition of Rachel Cusk and Sheila Heti, The Ballad of Big Feeling reveals the mind of a woman perched before middle age and confronting the hidden contradictions and intricacies of everyday life.

In the hands of an exciting new writer, Ari Braverman, it's a tale both spare and spacious, textured and poetic, frustrating and funny -- a delicately crafted volume that will linger in the mind of the reader long after they've put it down. It is, in short, a startling and assured debut.

Author: Ari Braverman
ISBN-10: 1612197671
ISBN-13: 9781612197678
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/07/2020
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2020
Booklist 06/01/2020 pg. 30