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|title=The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial

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|date=June 2017

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Maggie Nelson is the author of four volumes of poetry and five wide-ranging works of nonfiction that delve into the nature of violence and sexuality. From what I'd heard about her writing, I knew to expect an important and unconventional thinker with a distinctive, lyrical style. Now Vintage is making some of her backlist, including this book (originally published in 2007) and the uncategorisable ''Bluets'', available for the first time in the UK.

While this will undoubtedly be classed under true crime, it is more dreamy and literary than that designation suggests. Really it is a hybrid of many genres, including memoir, biography and sociology. It is fluid and engrossing and a book that I can solidly recommend.

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