Elizabeth Smart – författare

Modernt mästerverk i efterlängtad nyutgåva

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Hon är en aspirerande författare från en välbärgad familj, han är poet och professor, bosatt i Japan. I början möts de två älskande nästan som i en dröm: hon har länge beundrat honom på avstånd, och när de till slut träffas dras de oemotståndligt till varandra. Överväldigad av ensamhet och sorg skrev Elizabeth Smart sin hjärtskärande prosalyriska skildring av den intensiva och destruktiva relation hon hade med poeten George Barker. Han lovade att lämna sin fru för henne men gjorde det aldrig. Ändå kunde de inte slita sig från varandra, och under det nästan arton år långa förhållandet fick de fyra barn tillsammans. Den självbiografiska Vid Grand Central Station där satt jag och grät gavs ut 1945, medan Smart och Barker fortfarande hade ett förhållande, och kom långsamt att nå kultstatus inom litterära kretsar i London innan den återutgavs 1966. Idag betraktas den som ett modernt mästerverk.I översättning av Ingegärd Martinell, med ett nyskrivet förord av litteraturkritikern Yukiko Duke.

ELIZABETH SMART [1913–1986], född i Ottawa, var en kanadensisk författare och poet. Mest känd är hon för det självbiografiska verket Vid Grand Central Station där satt jag och grät.

Skrivandets lycka och skrivkrampens plåga är återkommande inslag i Elizabeth Smarts författarskap. Hennes litterära utforskning har till egentligt ämne det egna jaget och dess förhållande till omvärlden, vilket gör Smart till en föregångare till Marguerite Duras och Friederike Mayröcker.

Utöver den berömda romanen Vid Grand Central Station där satt jag och grät består Smarts verk huvudsakligen av dikter. Den nya boken Kärlek i krigstid, översatt av Jonas Ellerström och Elisabeth Mansén, rymmer ett fylligt urval av hennes bitska, exakta poesi, inramat av energiska dagboksanteckningar från ungdom och ålderdom. 

A powerful and inspiring guide to overcoming trauma, reclaiming life, and finding hope in the darkest of times.Elizabeth Smart follows up her #1 New York Times bestseller, My Story—about being held in captivity as a teenager and how she managed to survive—with a compelling exploration of what it takes to overcome trauma, find the strength to move on, and reclaim one''s life.Author. Activist. Victim—no more.In her fearless memoir, My Story—the basis of the Lifetime Original movie I Am Elizabeth Smart—Elizabeth detailed, for the first time, the horror behind the headlines of her abduction by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. Since then, she''s married, become a mother, and traveled the world as the president of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, sharing her story with the intent of helping others along the way.Over and over, Elizabeth is asked the same question: How do you find the hope to go on? In Where There''s Hope, Elizabeth returns to the horrific experiences she endured, and the hard-won lessons she learned, to provide answers. She also calls upon others who have dealt with adversity—victims of violence, disease, war, and loss—to explore the pathways toward hope. Through conversations with such well-known voices as Anne Romney, Diane von Furstenberg, and Mandy Patinkin to spiritual leaders Archbishop John C. Wester and Elder Richard Hinckley to her own parents, Elizabeth uncovers an even greater sense of solace and understanding.Where There''s Hope is the result of Elizabeth''s mission: It is both an up-close-and-personal glimpse into her healing process and a heartfelt how-to guide for readers to make peace with the past and embrace the future.From the book:"I was not willing to accept that my fate was to live unhappily ever after. Everything—my family, my home, my chance to go to school—had been given back to me, and I didn''t want to miss a second chance of living my own life." —Elizabeth Smart"There are two types of survivors: the ones who did not die, and the ones who live. There will be those who will always remember and be the victim, and ones who just won''t. You have to go on, you have to learn, and you have to heal." —Diane von Furstenberg

The harrowing true story of abduction and survival from the courageous young woman who lived it—now the subject of a Lifetime original movie, I Am Elizabeth Smart.In this memoir, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime. On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. Elizabeth was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, she rejoined her family and worked to pick up the pieces of her life.With My Story, Elizabeth tells of the constant fear she endured every hour, her courageous determination to maintain hope, and how she devised a plan to manipulate her captors and convinced them to return to Utah, where she was rescued minutes after arriving. Smart explains how her faith helped her stay sane in the midst of a nightmare and how she found the strength to confront her captors at their trial and see that justice was served.In the years after her rescue, Smart transformed from victim to advocate, traveling the country and working to educate, inspire and foster change. She has created a foundation to help prevent crimes against children and is a frequent public speaker. She and her husband, Matthew Gilmour, now have two children.

"[Elizabeth] Smart turns her story of despair amazingly into one of hope...The audiobook, beautifully narrated by the author, has an extra dimension of truth and emotion." — Library Journal on My StoryThis program is read by the authorElizabeth Smart follows up her #1 New York Times bestseller, My Story—about being held in captivity as a teenager, and how she managed to survive—with a powerful and inspiring audiobook about what it takes to overcome trauma, find the strength to move on, and reclaim one’s life.Author. Activist. Victim—no more.In her fearless memoir, My Story—the basis of the Lifetime Original movie I Am Elizabeth Smart—Elizabeth detailed, for the first time, the horror behind the headlines of her abduction by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. Since then, she’s married, become a mother, and traveled the world as the president of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, sharing her story with the intent of helping others along the way.Over and over, Elizabeth is asked the same question: How do you find the hope to go on? In this audiobook, Elizabeth returns to the horrific experiences she endured, and the hard-won lessons she learned, to provide answers. She also calls upon others who have dealt with adversity—victims of violence, disease, war, and loss—to explore the pathways toward hope. Through conversations with such well-known voices as Anne Romney, Diane Von Furstenburg, and Mandy Patinkin to spiritual leaders Archbishop John C. Wester and Elder Richard Hinckley to her own parents, Elizabeth uncovers an even greater sense of solace and understanding. Where There’s Hope is the result of Elizabeth’s mission: It is both an up-close-and-personal glimpse into her healing process and a heartfelt how-to guide for readers to make peace with the past and embrace the future.From the audiobook:“I was not willing to accept that my fate was to live unhappily ever after. Everything—my family, my home, my chance to go to school—had been given back to me, and I didn’t want to miss a second chance of living my own life.” —Elizabeth Smart“There are two types of survivors: the ones who did not die, and the ones who live. There will be those who will always remember and be the victim, and ones who just won’t. You have to go on, you have to learn, and you have to heal.” —Diane von Furstenberg

The harrowing true story of abduction and survival from the courageous young woman who lived it—now the subject of a Lifetime original movie, I Am Elizabeth Smart.In this memoir, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime. On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. Elizabeth was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, she rejoined her family and worked to pick up the pieces of her life.With My Story, Elizabeth tells of the constant fear she endured every hour, her courageous determination to maintain hope, and how she devised a plan to manipulate her captors and convinced them to return to Utah, where she was rescued minutes after arriving. Smart explains how her faith helped her stay sane in the midst of a nightmare and how she found the strength to confront her captors at their trial and see that justice was served.In the years after her rescue, Smart transformed from victim to advocate, traveling the country and working to educate, inspire and foster change. She has created a foundation to help prevent crimes against children and is a frequent public speaker. She and her husband, Matthew Gilmour, now have two children.