Bound Feet Blues: A Life Told in Shoes - Couverture rigide

Ooi, Yang-May

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1910692301 ISBN 13 : 9781910692301

Editeur : Urbane Publications, 2016

Synopsis

Bound Feet Blues is the very personal story of bestselling novelist and acclaimed performer Yang-May Ooi. A groundbreaking and wonderfully unconventional memoir, Bound Feet Blues is a performance in book form, interweaving personal stories, cultural reflections and a multi-faceted exploration of what it means to be a woman. In Chinese tradition, women with tiny bound feet were desirable as wives and lovers, their delicate feet seen as objects of both status and sexual fetish. What can the ancient tradition of footbinding tell us about the role of women beneath the gaze of men and the relationship between mothers & daughters? Drawing on her own history Yang-May creates a layered tapestry of meaning and exploration, deftly exploring themes of female desirability, identity and empowerment while giving the reader a compelling insight into her own incredible story.

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À propos de l'auteur

Yang-May Ooi is a creative artist,award winning TEDx speaker, performer, and the bestselling author of The Flame Tree and Mindgame.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Urbane Publications
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1910692301
• ISBN 13: 9781910692301
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible